Hoos

Article summary

Hoos is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jan de Witte (bishop), 16th century *Edward Hoos (born 1850), former mayor of Jersey City *Robert John Hoos (born 1876), tax commissioner *Fred Hoos (born 1953), Canadian hockey player *Herbert Hoos (born 1965), German footballer *Steffen Hoos (born 1968), German biathlete *Holger H. Hoos (born 1969), German-Canadian computer scientist *Laurien Hoos (born 1983), Dutch athlete

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1850 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1969 — 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 "1850". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1969". 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=979175896