User:ZDavid3122/Evaluate an Article

I am evaluating the Wikipedia article titled "Visual communication."
Visual communication - Wikipedia

Why have you chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article due to its importance in modern day society, and its relative interesting nature. Visual communication plays a crucial and important job in our daily lives, while leading to increased perception of the aforementioned daily life. My preliminary impression was that visual communication was vital, although after reading the article, even with its flaws, I realized that I did not fully understand what visual communication truly was.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

The introductory sentence provides a decent definition of visual communication, although a grammar error is present, along with the introductory sentence being possibly too lengthy. A slightly smaller lead sentence would be more effective. However, the lead section does provide an accurate summary of the following article, with all following subtopics stated in the lead section. Many topics and keywords listed in the lead section are not discussed in the rest of the article, which is an issue as all state information stated in the lead section should be further inspected in the rest of the article. The lead section is not very concise, although all following topics stated are discussed, with some keywords stated in the lead section being left undiscussed.

Content:

The article's content is relevant throughout the whole article, although slightly excessive in nature. A large majority of the content in the article in up to date, with the only exceptions being information derived from 1990's communications articles, which does not consider social media and the modern-day internet. However, all content in the whole article is effective and important other than a few too many stated terms in the lead section. Throughout the article, there is no clear sign of an introduction to one of Wikipedia's equity gaps. This is understandable, as no relevant minority equity gaps necessarily occur when discussing visual communication. Generally, the article included correct and factual content that was accurate and meaningful towards explaining and providing information of visual communication.

Tone and Balance:

The article is absolutely neutral, as no clear argumentized sides are present in the discussion of the topic of visual communication. No claims in the article appear to be leaning towards a particular side. Likewise, no viewpoints are either overrepresented or underrepresented. Both fringe and minority viewpoints do not necessarily exist in the current topic of visual communication, thusly leading to the absence of any such viewpoints from the article. Lastly, persuasion is correctly not attempted during the complete article. The tone and balance of the whole article is completely unbiased and does not attempt to persuade the reader towards a particular side.

Sources and References:

Not all stated facts in the article are indeed backed by a secondary source, which is incorrect and provides the possibility of inaccuracy in the article. The sources available in the article contribute to the article, while resembling and correctly reflecting the topic of visual communication. The sources are relevant and recent in nature. Little diversity is present in the authors and voices used in the sources, which is understandable due to the lack of relevant minority groups and opinions in visual communication. After added research, the sources and reference provided are authorized and respected articles, papers, and studies, with no random websites or unauthentic resources present. Also, all available reference links work and redirect the reader to the desired article/paper/study.

Organization and Writing Quality:

The article is concise, although multiple grammatical and spelling errors occur, as well as sentences being out of place and confusing when attempting to understand them. Thusly, various parts of the article are not necessarily easy to read. As stated earlier, multiple grammatical and spelling errors occur, such as the frequent misunderstanding of when to use "is" as opposed to "are" and vice versa. The article is constructed moderately well, and is structured decently, although some sentences are out of place. Correct sequencing would lead to less confusion from the article's audience and provide a better experience for the aforementioned audience.

Images and Media:

Although images exist for the article, one of the images does not increase the understanding of visual communication, as it is of the communication process, which although important, is not discussed in the article. The other image, which showcases multiple famous and influential social media networks, is important and positively alters the article. Both photos adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. Lastly, the photos occur at the beginning and subsequent end of the article, which is partially ineffective due to the lack of possible images in the middle sections of the article, which would be beneficial.

Talk-page Discussion:

Zero conversations have taken place in regard towards the visual communication article. The article still needs to be verified, and Wikipedia directly states that added citations and increased information are necessary for its verifiability and authenticity. The article does not seem to be a part of any current WikiProjects. The errors listed by Wikipedia concur with what we have discussed in multiple classes, such as the importance for citations and factual information, as well as nonbiased information and recency being important when discussing a topic.

Overall Impressions:

The overall status of the article is that other than requiring more citations and the need to correct grammatical and spelling mistakes, the article contains a large majority of factual information, while containing a general overall understanding of visual communication. Strengths of the article include its variety and the lack of meaningless information in the article, while covering all necessary information. Needed improvements for the article include the need for correct paragraph structure and sequencing, while adding more recent and relevant citations. Also, improved grammar and the inclusion of more effective photos and images would further increase the article's level of verifiability. The article of visual communication is mostly well-developed, although not all the way there. By making a few necessary minute improvements and additions, this article will be a absolutely and fully well-developed article.