Critique of an Article
editChoose an article: Pop Rocks
Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? No, many of the facts given do not have citations so it is impossible to see where the author got these ideas from. For example in the sentence "Eventually Zeta Especial S.A. became the brand's owner and sole manufacturer..." there is no citation so we do not know where this information is coming from.
Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you? I'm not crazy about the urban legend section. It has some interesting points to it, but it's simply too long and dragged out. If I was coming to this page to learn more about pop rocks I would not care about all of the details and examples of having an exploded stomach due to eating pop rocks and drinking soda.
Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? I think this article is neutral. The authors do not make any claims that are biased it seems like.
Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? The information comes from various sources such as an ABC news video piece, books, and articles. These sources are neutral as they have no stake in pop rocks. All of the sources are separate entities and not related to the brand of pop rocks.
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, the authors do a very good job of stating facts without interjecting their opinions into the pieces.
Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article? The link for the video celebrating the 50th anniversary of pop rocks goes to the homepage of ABC news, rather than the video. Maybe the video was deleted? But this is very bad for anyone looking for the original source. I'm not really sure why the author keeps on citing the TV show Heston's Feast and How to Cook Like Heston. I don't see how these shows have to do with pop rocks.
Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added? I think information about the sales of pop rocks could be something that would be interesting to say in this article. Maybe a section about the popularity of pop rocks over time?
Possible Articles
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editI've decided to work on the article about British restaurants for my editing project. I'm planning on adding a section on the history leading to the development of British restaurants. On its Wikipedia page, the history of World War II and the development of rations is glazed over, but I think it is important to mention since the concept of British restaurants would not have developed without the events that happened in World War II. I also want to add a section on the reaction to British restaurant's. Here are some sources I'm planning on using...