User:GrimmLeif/Choose an Article

Article Selection

Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

Article title: Bombing of Osaka

Article Evaluation:

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the content is all relevant to the topic, although not substantial.
• Is it written neutrally? Yes, the content seems to be written neutrally.
• Does each claim have a citation? No, the article lacks citation.
• Are the citations reliable? There are no citations.
• Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? No

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Option 2

Article title: Daimyo

Article Evaluation:

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, the content is all relevant to the topic, although not substantial.
• Is it written neutrally? Yes, the content seems to be written neutrally.
• Does each claim have a citation? Yes, the article has citations.
• Are the citations reliable? The citations are reliable
• Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? No

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Option 3

Article title: Birth control in Japan

Article Evaluation

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, however it is very limited in scope.
• Is it written neutrally? There is some problematic language. For example, "This leads them to the least amount of embarrassment while taking part in sexual activity."
• Does each claim have a citation? Yes, the article has citations.
• Are the citations reliable? I do not feel all the citations are reliable.
• Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Yes, it is specific to women.

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Option 4

Article title: Japanese family

Article Evaluation:

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
• Is it written neutrally? Yes
• Does each claim have a citation? No
• Are the citations reliable? The citations seem to be limited in time period and scope.
• Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? No

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Option 5

Article title: Foreign-born Japanese

Article Evaluation:

• Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes, but it is very limited.
• Is it written neutrally? Yes
• Does each claim have a citation? No, there are no citations
• Are the citations reliable? There are no citations
• Does the article tackle one of Wikipedia's equity gaps (coverage of historically underrepresented or misrepresented populations or subjects)? Potentially

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