Seattle

Article summary

Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is the 18th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 784,777 in 2025, while the Seattle metropolitan area at over 4.15 million residents is the 15th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the county seat of King County, the most populous county in Washington. Seattle's growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 made it one of the country's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canadian border. A gateway for trade with the Asia-Pacific region, the Port of Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area has been inhabited by Native Americans (such as the Duwamish, who had at least 17 villages around Elliott Bay) for at least 4,000 years before the arrival of the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851.…

Key claims

1. area: 55,000 residents — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of foundation: 1890 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of foundation: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of foundation: 2012 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of foundation: 2025 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of foundation: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of foundation: 1896 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. population: 200,000 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. population: 350,000 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. publication date: 2009-03-17 — 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 area is "55,000 residents". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1890". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of foundation is "2012". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of foundation is "2025". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of foundation is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of foundation is "1896". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the population is "200,000 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the population is "350,000 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the publication date is "2009-03-17". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
15. 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=1378745630