Gowdy

Article summary

Gowdy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Barbara Gowdy (born 1950), Canadian novelist and short story writer *Bill Gowdy (1903–1958), Irish association football player *Bruce Gowdy, American guitarist * Cornell Gowdy (born 1963), American football player *Curt Gowdy (1919–2006), American sportscaster *Elizabeth Gowdy Baker, born as Elizabeth Stewart Gowdy (1860–1927), American painter *Hank Gowdy (1889–1966), American baseball player *Joe Gowdy (fl. 1920s), Irish association football player *John W. Gowdy (1869–1963), Scottish American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church *Kevin Gowdy (born 1997), American baseball player *Mathilda Cajdos Gowdy (1877–1909), Hungarian-American circus performer and animal trainer *Pete Gowdy, British singer-songwriter *Trey Gowdy (born 1964), American attorney and former U.S. Representative from South Carolina

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1950 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1956 — 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 "1950". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1956". 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=1332255003