Patrick Lynch

Article summary

Patrick Lynch may refer to: *Patrick Neeson Lynch (1817–1882), Catholic bishop during the American Civil War *Patrick Lynch (Roman Catholic bishop) (born 1947), Irish Roman Catholic bishop *Patrick Lynch (Rhode Island attorney general) (born 1965), former Attorney General of Rhode Island *Patrick Lynch (Irish attorney general) (1866–1947), Irish politician *Patrick J. Lynch (biomedical illustrator) (born 1953), American author and artist *Patrick Lynch (Argentina) (1715–1789), Irish ancestor of Che Guevara, born in Galway, emigrated to Argentina *Patrick Lynch (Australian politician) (1867–1944), Senator *Patrick Lynch (economist) (1917–2001), professor of economics at University College Dublin and chairman of Aer Lingus *Patrick Lynch (Galway) (fl. 1659–1673), healed by a miracle *P. J. Lynch (Patrick James Lynch, born 1962), Irish artist and children's book illustrator *Patrick Lynch, a pseudonym for the authors Philip Sington and Gary Humphreys *Patrick Lynch (police officer) (born 1964), head of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York *Patrick Lynch (educationalist), New Zealand educationalist *Patrick Lynch, co-founder of Law School Transparency *Pat Lynch (singer) (1933–2018), Irish showband singer *Paddy Lynch (born 2000), Irish Gaelic footballer *Patrick Lynch (Gaelic teacher) (c.1750s-1838), Irish song collector with Edward Bunting

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1962 — 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 "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1962". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1340995018