David Quantick

Article summary

David Quantick (born 14 May 1961) is an English novelist, comedy writer and critic, who has worked as a journalist and screenwriter. A former freelance writer for the music magazine NME, his writing credits have included On the Hour, Blue Jam and TV Burp. He won an Emmy Award for Veep in 2015.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1961-05-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1961-05-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2016-02-25 — 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 "1961-05-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1961-05-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2016-02-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
9. 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=1356846323