Doxbridge

Article summary

Doxbridge is a portmanteau of Durham, Oxford, and Cambridge, referring to the universities of those names. It is an expansion of the more popular portmanteau Oxbridge, referring to Oxford and Cambridge universities and similar to the portmanteau Loxbridge, referring to London, Oxford and Cambridge. The Doxbridge portmanteau has failed to gain widespread recognition and is usually used tongue-in-cheek. Nonetheless, many of the characteristics used to identify Oxford and Cambridge as distinct from other British universities are also identifiable to varying extents in Durham, and the term has been used seriously in analysis of the legal jobs market.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1832 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1832 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1998 — 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 foundation is "1832". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1832". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1376665582