Reddin

Article summary

Reddin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Keith Reddin (born 1956), American actor and playwright *Thomas Reddin (1916–2004), former Los Angeles police chief *Tony Reddin (1919–2015), Irish sportsman *William James Reddin (1930–1999), British management behavioralist and writer *Ger Reddin (born 1988), Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Castletown and has been a member of the Laois senior inter-county team since 2011 *Sally Reddin, paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category F54 shot put events *Amanda Reddin (born 1965), née Harrison, later Kirby, is a gymnastics coach, and former Olympic gymnast, for Great Britain *Reddin Andrews (1848–1923), President of Baylor University from 1885 to 1886

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1956 — 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 "1956". 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=1113679959