Edinburgh

Article summary

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of in , making it the second-most-populous city in Scotland (behind Glasgow) and the seventh-most-populous in the United Kingdom. The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year. Recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century, Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament, the highest courts in Scotland, and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. It is also the annual venue of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scottish law, literature, philosophy, the sciences and engineering. The University of Edinburgh was founded in 1582 and is now one of four universities in the city. The financial centre of Scotland, Edinburgh was ranked as the second-largest financial centre in the United Kingdom, the fourth-largest in Europe, and the thirteenth-largest in the world in the Global Financial Centres Index in 2020.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of establishment: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of establishment: 1583 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of establishment: 1821 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of establishment: 1506 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of establishment: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of formation: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. date of foundation: 1582 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. date of foundation: 1887 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. date of foundation: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. date of foundation: 1903 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. date of foundation: 1760 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. date of foundation: 1874 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
16. date of foundation: 1928 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
17. population: 16,000 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
18. population: 77,800 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
19. population: 15,076 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
20. population: 2,685 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
21. population: 12,000 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
22. publication date: 2001 — 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 "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of establishment is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of establishment is "1583". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of establishment is "1821". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of establishment is "1506". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of establishment is "2016". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of formation is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the date of foundation is "1582". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the date of foundation is "1887". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the date of foundation is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the date of foundation is "1903". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the date of foundation is "1760". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the date of foundation is "1874". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. The record states that the date of foundation is "1928". What evidence would count against this claim?
18. The record states that the population is "16,000 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
19. The record states that the population is "77,800 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
20. The record states that the population is "15,076 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
21. The record states that the population is "2,685 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
22. The record states that the population is "12,000 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
23. The record states that the publication date is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
24. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
25. 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=1378834492