User talk:Asudman/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating? Political History in the United States - Political history in the United States

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate? I chose this article to evaluate because it discusses political history in the United States, an important topic related to our course. This article matters because it covers the important methods utilized by historians and explains how this topic is analyzed, both of which can be applied today. My preliminary impression of the article was it appeared to be well-organized and included a wide variety of data.

Evaluate the article This is a strong article but I feel that it is lacking some suggestions. My suggestions are listed below:

The lead includes an introductory sentence that describes the topic however, it is lacking a concise overview. There is not anything that distracts me. The information is not out of date and from what I have read, there is not anything missing that could be added. The article appears to be neutral and there are no claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position. Most of the article's content is relevant to the topic however, the article moves around from talking about politics to incorporating economic information so that can appear confusing. The article does not include images but it would be helpful to see images of the people mentioned in the article, instead of just links. The article appears to follow a numeric history throughout the years which helps the reader understand the article better. The article's strengths include lots of valuable information regarding political history by including important figures. The article can be improved by emphasizing certain topics and explaining them in greater detail to help the reader fully understand. For Allen Johnson, I am wondering if the link connected to the name is the correct one. That link takes me to an athlete. I checked the other links and they seem to make sense and work. Overall, this article is helpful and explains the topic well.

Asudman (talk) 15:10, 21 January 2024 (UTC)