Burling

Article summary

Burling is a surname. It may refer to: * Albert E. Burling (1891–1960), American justice of the New Jersey state supreme court * Bobby Burling (born 1984), American soccer player * Carroll Burling (born 1934), American politician from Nebraska * Daniel Burling (born 1947), American politician from New York * Edward J. Burling (1819–1892), American architect from New York * Edward B. Burling (1871–1966), American lawyer * George C. Burling (1834–1885), U.S. Union Army officer during the American Civil War * George T. Burling (1849–1928), American banker and politician from New York * Henry Burling (1801–1911), New Zealand pioneer settler and mailman * Paul Burling (born 1970), British impressionist * Peter Burling (politician) (born 1945), American politician from Washington, D.C. * Peter Burling (sailor) (born 1991), New Zealand Olympic sailor * Robbins Burling (1926–2021), American professor of anthropology and linguistics

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1984 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1970 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1991 — 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 "1984". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1287256595