Ruoff

Article summary

Ruoff is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alex Ruoff (born 1986), American basketball player *A. Lavonne Brown Ruoff (born 1930), American writer and academic *Bernie Ruoff (born 1951), Canadian football player *David Ruoff, American historian and writer *Richard Ruoff (1883–1967), German general *Rodney S. Ruoff (born 1957), American physical chemist and nanoscience researcher

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1930 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1957 — 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 "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1930". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1957". 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=1357951872