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Eric Becker

Eric Becker is an American businessperson and co-founder of multi-family office Cresset. Prior to Cresset, he co-founded the investment firms Sterling Partners and Caretta Group.

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Article summary

Eric Becker is an American businessperson and co-founder of multi-family office Cresset. Prior to Cresset, he co-founded the investment firms Sterling Partners and Caretta Group.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 2015 — 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 "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "2015". 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=1372205696

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