Ditcheat

Article summary

Ditcheat is a village and civil parish south of Shepton Mallet, and north-west of Castle Cary, in Somerset, England. Besides the village, the parish has four hamlets: Wraxall, Lower Wraxall, Alhampton and Sutton.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1962 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of establishment: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of formation: 1974-04-01 — 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 "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of establishment is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of formation is "1974-04-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1371241128