User:Drewhcochran1999/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article

This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.

• Name of article: (Jurisprudence)
• Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. Jurisprudence was from a page of academic fields and was one of the few that I was not aware of, and I wanted to learn what it was.

Lead

Guiding questions

• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes.
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes.
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No.
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is concise. Sentences feel as short as they can possibly get.

Content

Guiding questions

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes.
• Is the content up-to-date? Yes.
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No.

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions

• Is the article neutral? Yes.
• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No.
• Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References

Guiding questions

• Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes.
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes.
• Are the sources current? The most recent is from 2007 and the majority are from the late 20th century. Perhaps there could be more from this decade.
• Check a few links. Do they work? Yes.

Organization

Guiding questions

• Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes.
• Does the article have any grammatical or spelling error? No.
• Is therticle well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes.

Images and Media

Guiding questions

• Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes.
• Are images well-captioned? Yes.
• Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes.
• Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes.

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? It is more critical than I thought. Having no background in law, I took this article at face value.
• How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is part of WikiProjects, and is rated from mid-to-top performance in all categories.
• How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It feels generally more critical. The page on biology, for example, calls out the page's shortcomings, but is nowhere near as critical as this one.

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• What is the article's overall status? It is currently C-class.
• What are the article's strengths? It is concise, has a clear layout, and presents relevant information.
• How can the article be improved? Overall, more understanding of the subject matter. The Talk page calls out a couple of factual inconsistencies that would take reevaluations.
• How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is overall substantial, but could use more development and more relevant information. More review of sources and newer information would be helpful.

Optional activity

• Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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• Link to feedback: Talk:Jurisprudence#New evaluation?