Eric Olson

Article summary

Eric or Erik Olson or Olsen may refer to: *Eric N. Olson (born 1955), biochemist and molecular biologist *Eric T. Olson (born 1952), retired admiral in the United States Navy and former commander of United States Special Operations Command *Eric T. Olson (philosopher), philosopher and lecturer specializing in metaphysics and philosophy of mind *Eric Christian Olsen (born 1977), American actor *Eric Olsen (writer) (born 1958), author, writer and founder of Blogcritics *Eric Olsen (American football) (born 1988), National Football League player *Eric Olsen (sailor) (1916-1993), American Olympic sailor *Erik Olson (1901–1986), Swedish painter, surrealist *Erik Olson (American football) (born 1977), American football defensive back *Eric Olsen (businessman), French-American businessman *Erik Olson (runner) (born 1992), American middle- and long-distance runner, 2014 All-American for the Stanford Cardinal track and field team

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1952 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1977 — 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 "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1952". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1977". 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=1268597652