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Aakriti Mathur Evaluate and Article Assignment 02/12/2020

Article Name: Christus (Statue)

Evaluating Content: The Wikipedia article about the Christus statue is composed of completely relevant information. The article includes information about when the statue was built and the religious significance of the statue for the LDS church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark. Furthermore, it offers information about how the statue gained international significance and a list of the different locations in the United States where replicas can be found. It also includes information about its constructor and current location. Most of the sources that are referenced in the article were very old. However, the sources that were used were written around the same time as when the structure was constructed. But even still, some of the sources are archived magazines and Encyclopedias which offer a more general overview of the history and architecture of the statue, rather than specific details which this article could benefit from. There could be more information about the current importance of this statue in the United States.

Evaluating Tone: The tone of this article is neutral. There are little to no claims that are biased toward any particular position. There is only one quote by an American textbook writer which states: "considered the most perfect statue of Christ in the world." Not only is this quote an uncited opinion, but it does not provide any relevant information. Furthermore, I feel that there is a strong focus on the LDS church and the importance of this statue in their culture.

Evaluating Sources: As I mentioned above, there is one quote in this article which is marked as "dubious." According to Wikipedia resources, this suggests that the quote contains information that is probably not true, overly specific, or does not have a credible source in support of it. There may be some underlying bias in the sources that were used. Particularly, the information under the section "Use by the LDS church" is all from an LDS archived magazine. There is inherently some bias describing a group and their culture using a source that is authored by members of that group. This bias is not noted in the footnotes of the article.

Checking the talk page: The talk page for this article is not very active at all. There have been only three edits made to this page one in which the editor updated a reference link and two others in which two claims were fact-checked. All doubts have been resolved. The article is not rated and neither is it part of any Wikiprojects. In class, we have discussed the topic of the Christus statue as it relates to Johns Hopkins Medicine. We discussed how it was strange for a hospital that has no religious ties to erect a replica which such religious significance. Furthermore, we talked about the sense of comfort such a statue gave for the visiting patients and their families. The article, however, discusses the topic more in terms of its historical significance and global prevalence.