Patrick Taylor

Article summary

Patrick or Pat Taylor may refer to: * Patrick Taylor (American football) (born 1998), American football running back * Patrick Taylor (author) (born 1941), Irish-Canadian author and doctor * Patrick Taylor (politician) (1862–1922), Australian politician * Patrick F. Taylor (1937–2004), founder of Taylor Energy * Gordon Taylor (aviator) (Patrick Gordon Taylor, 1896–1966), author and aviator * C. Pat Taylor (born 1945), president of Southwest Baptist University * Pat Taylor (baseball) (1899–1979), American baseball player * Patrick Taylor, actor in Assassination of a High School President

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1945 — 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 "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1945". 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=1122037332