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Lost Everything

Lost Everything is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Brian Francis Slattery, published in 2012 by Tor Books. The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award. The novel takes place in an apocalyptic America plagued by civil war after fierce storms have decimated major cities. The novel follows Sunny Jim as he travels up a river with a group of other survivors in search of his wife and son.

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Lost Everything is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Brian Francis Slattery, published in 2012 by Tor Books. The novel received the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award. The novel takes place in an apocalyptic America plagued by civil war after fierce storms have decimated major cities. The novel follows Sunny Jim as he travels up a river with a group of other survivors in search of his wife and son.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 2012 — 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 publication date is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1354699095

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