Michael Devlin

Article summary

Michael Devlin may refer to: *Michael Devlin (bass-baritone) (born 1942), opera singer *Michael J. Devlin (born 1965), convicted kidnapper and child molester *Mike Devlin (entrepreneur), co-founder of Rational Software *Mike Devlin (American football) (born 1969), ex-Buffalo Bills guard *Mikey Devlin (born 1993), Scottish professional footballer

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1942 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1965 — 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 "1942". 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. 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=1157842403