Scentless Apprentice

Article summary

"Scentless Apprentice" is a song by the American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl, and bassist Krist Novoselic. It is the second track on their third and final studio album In Utero, released in September 1993. Based on the novel Perfume by Patrick Süskind, "Scentless Apprentice" is unique among Nirvana songs in that the main guitar riff was written by Grohl, rather than Cobain. The band briefly considered releasing it as the album's second single, following "Heart-Shaped Box," but no single for the song was released by the time of Cobain's suicide in April 1994.

Key claims

1. publication date: 1977 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2023 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 1993 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 1994-02-22 — 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 publication date is "1977". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2023". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the release date is "1994-02-22". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
14. 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=1378700908