McCarter

Article summary

McCarter is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. Notable people with the name include: *Andre McCarter (born 1953), American basketball player *Billy McCarter (1888–1941), Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the VFL *Brooke McCarter (1963–2015), American musician and actor *Chris McCarter of Ikon, a band from Melbourne, Australia *Gordon McCarter (1931–2002), American football official in the National Football League (NFL) *Graeme McCarter (born 1992), international cricketer who represents Ireland *Harold McCarter Taylor (1907–1995), New Zealand-born mathematician, physicist and historian of architecture *Henry Bainbridge McCarter (1864–1942), American illustrator and painter *James W. McCarter (1872–1939), ran for Governor of South Dakota in 1914 *Janet McCarter Woolley (1906–1996), American bacteriologist *Jim McCarter (born 1936), American football fullback and amateur heavyweight boxer *Jim McCarter (footballer) (1923–2002), Scottish professional footballer *John W. McCarter (born 1938), American business executive and public educator *Keith McCarter, Scottish sculptor, with several works on public display *Kyle McCarter (born 1962), Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 51st district since February 2009 *Layla McCarter (born 1979), American professional boxer *Lloyd G.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1938 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1997 — 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 "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1938". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1313194639