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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

Computer Vision

Article Evaluation

The article uses a lot of technical terminology which can make it difficult for laymen to read. It also contains some unnecessary repetition and wordiness. For instance the Lead and definition section both have the same introductions. Overall it does a good job of outlining what computer vision is, discussing related fields , and going over some of its real world applications. However, there is excessive wordiness in some areas and it uses a lot of technical terminology making it harder to read. The article could be improved by making it more succinct and using more layman's terms.

Sources

• https://developer.ibm.com/technologies/artificial-intelligence/articles/introduction-computer-vision/
• https://machinelearningmastery.com/what-is-computer-vision/
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167926019301762

Option 2

Article title

Health care in the United States

Article Evaluation

This article discusses a controversial topic. Overall it provides a good overview of the Health Care System in the United States. It provides statistics as well as sources to back them up. However, it does seem to express a certain point of view with statements such as "A 2017 survey of the healthcare systems of 11 developed countries found the US healthcare system to be the most expensive and worst-performing in terms of health access, efficiency, and equity." Statements like this in the article can lead the reader to believe that the article is not covering the topic from an objective stand point.

Sources

• https://www.healthcare.gov/
• https://www.medicare.gov/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193322/

Option 3

Article title

War on Drugs

Article Evaluation

The article covers the controversial topic about the War on Drugs. It does a good job giving on overview about what the War on Drugs is as well as its history. It stay mostly neutral on the topic and provides statics about the effects it has in when it comes to incarceration and effectiveness. Sources are provided for the statics as well as visuals such as graphs and charts.

Sources

• http://www.drugpolicy.org/issues/brief-history-drug-war
• https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/four-decades-counting-continued-failure-war-drugs
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/war-on-drugs