Barrows (name)

Article summary

Barrows is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: *Alice Barrows (1878–1954), American secretary *Annie Barrows (born 1962), American author *Arthur S. Barrows (1884–1963), American businessman, former president of Sears *Augustus Barrows (1838–1885), American lumberman and politician *Chester W. Barrows (1872–1931), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court *Cliff Barrows (1923–2016), American minister *Cuke Barrows (1883–1955), Major League Baseball player *David Prescott Barrows (1873–1954), American anthropologist *Diana Barrows (born 1966), American actress *Eddy Barrows (active since 2003), Brazilian comic book artist *Edward M. Barrows (born 1946), American entomologist *Elijah Porter Barrows (1807–1888), American clergyman and writer *F. Jay Barrows (born 1956), American politician *Frank Barrows (1844–1922), Major League Baseball player *Geoffrey Barrows (born 1970), American inventor *George Barrows (1914–1994), American actor *Griffin Barrows (born 1987 or 1988), American gay pornographic film actor *Harlan H. Barrows (1877–1960), American geographer *Henry A.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1966 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1956 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1963 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1966". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1956". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1963". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1307979201