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Dave Given

Dave Given (born May 14, 1954) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played one game in the World Hockey Association for the Vancouver Blazers. He is an alumnus of Brown University. Given grew up in Chatham Township, New Jersey and played hockey at Chatham Township High School, where he scored 36 goals and added 31 assists in the 1969–70 season. Chatham Township set a league record in a 23–0 win against Montclair Academy, in which Given scored eight goals, the first one scored six seconds into the game.

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Dave Given (born May 14, 1954) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played one game in the World Hockey Association for the Vancouver Blazers. He is an alumnus of Brown University. Given grew up in Chatham Township, New Jersey and played hockey at Chatham Township High School, where he scored 36 goals and added 31 assists in the 1969–70 season. Chatham Township set a league record in a 23–0 win against Montclair Academy, in which Given scored eight goals, the first one scored six seconds into the game.

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  1. date of birth: 1954-05-14 — 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 "1954-05-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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