Pocock

Article summary

Pocock is a surname, and may refer to: *Andrew Pocock (born 1955), British High Commissioner to Nigeria *Barbara Pocock (born 1955), Australian politician *Bill Pocock (1884–1959), English footballer *Blair Pocock (born 1971), New Zealand cricketer *Colin Pocock (born 1972), South African beach volleyball player *Cyrena Sue Pocock (c. 1896–1964), American operatic contralto *David Pocock (born 1988), Zimbabwe-born Australian rugby union player and Australian politician *David Pocock (disambiguation), several other people *Edward Innes Pocock (1855–1905), Scottish rugby international *Fiona Pocock, English rugby union player *Sir George Pocock (1706–1792), Royal Navy Admiral *George Pocock (inventor) (1774–1843), English schoolteacher and inventor *George Yeomans Pocock (1891–1976), American boat builder and philosopher of rowing *H. R. S. Pocock (1904–1988), British businessman and author *Isaac Pocock (1782–1835), English dramatist and painter *John Pocock (died 1732), British Army general *John Pocock (cricketer) (1921–2003), English cricketer *J. G. A.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of death: 1732 — 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 "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1951". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of death is "1732". 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=1378516687