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Defenseless

Defenseless is a 1991 American legal thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Renee Missel and David Bombek. The film stars Barbara Hershey, Sam Shepard, Mary Beth Hurt and J. T. Walsh. The story follows a defense attorney who is pulled into the murder of her client and lover. Defenseless was released on August 23, 1991, to mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure.

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Article summary

Defenseless is a 1991 American legal thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and produced by Renee Missel and David Bombek. The film stars Barbara Hershey, Sam Shepard, Mary Beth Hurt and J. T. Walsh. The story follows a defense attorney who is pulled into the murder of her client and lover. Defenseless was released on August 23, 1991, to mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1991-08-23 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2002 — 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 release date is "1991-08-23". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1372167459

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