McDermid

Article summary

McDermid is a Scottish surname, and may refer to: *Angus McDermid (1920–1988), Welsh broadcaster *Bob McDermid, Scottish football player. *Fred McDermid (1924–2011), Scottish politician *Heather McDermid (born 1968), Canadian rower *John McDermid (1940–2024), Canadian politician *John A. McDermid, British computer scientist *Joseph E. McDermid, American politician *Norman McDermid (1927–2014), English Anglican priest *Robert McDermid, Scottish football player *Sally McDermid (born 1965), Australian softball player. *Val McDermid (born 1955), Scottish crime writer. *Wilkes McDermid (died 2015), British food blogger *William McDermid (1881–1958), New Zealand cricketer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1968 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of death: 2015 — 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 "1968". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of death is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1343100655