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Ploetz

Ploetz, Plötz or Plotz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Ploetz (1860–1940), German physician, biologist and eugenicist * Carl Plötz (1814–1886), German entomologist * David Plotz (born 1970), American journalist * Ella Sachs Plotz (1888–1922), American philanthropist * Frank Ploetz (1870–1944), American farmer and politician * Hans-Joachim Plötz (born 1944), German tennis player * Karl Ploetz (1819–1881), German author * Richard Plotz (born 1948), American mythopoeist * Yvonne Ploetz (born 1984), German politician

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Ploetz, Plötz or Plotz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Ploetz (1860–1940), German physician, biologist and eugenicist * Carl Plötz (1814–1886), German entomologist * David Plotz (born 1970), American journalist * Ella Sachs Plotz (1888–1922), American philanthropist * Frank Ploetz (1870–1944), American farmer and politician * Hans-Joachim Plötz (born 1944), German tennis player * Karl Ploetz (1819–1881), German author * Richard Plotz (born 1948), American mythopoeist * Yvonne Ploetz (born 1984), German politician

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1970 — 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 "1970". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1205628362

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