Colonsay

Article summary

Colonsay is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, located north of Islay and south of Mull. The ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeil, it is in the council area of Argyll and Bute and has an area of . Aligned on a south-west to north-east axis, it measures in length and reaches at its widest point.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1839 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1839 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 1871 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1969 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 1926 — 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 "1839". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1839". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "1871". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "1926". 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=1368571243