Ron Mann

Article summary

Ronald Mann (born June 13, 1958) is a Canadian documentary film director. His work includes the films Imagine the Sound (1981); Comic Book Confidential (1988); Grass (1999) and Go Further (2003), both of which feature Woody Harrelson; In the Wake of the Flood (2010), which features author Margaret Atwood; and Altman (2014), about the life and career of film director Robert Altman.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1958-06-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1989-04-27 — 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 "1958-06-13". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1989-04-27". 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=1356821277