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Second City

A second city is the second-most important city in the urban hierarchy of a country or region, often in contrast to a primate city. In particular, it may refer to: * The second city of the United Kingdom * Chicago, nicknamed the Second City Second City or The Second City may also refer to: * The Second City, an improvisational comedy troupe initially based in Chicago * Second City Television, a Canadian television sketch comedy show that aired intermittently between 1976 and 1984 * Mercenary: The Second City, a 1986 expansion pack for the video game Mercenary * "Second City", an episode of 2007 Canadian/American TV series The Dresden Files * Second City derby, an association football rivalry between Aston Villa and Birmingham City * Secondcity, stage name of American-born British musician Rowan Harrington (born 1987)

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A second city is the second-most important city in the urban hierarchy of a country or region, often in contrast to a primate city. In particular, it may refer to: * The second city of the United Kingdom * Chicago, nicknamed the Second City Second City or The Second City may also refer to: * The Second City, an improvisational comedy troupe initially based in Chicago * Second City Television, a Canadian television sketch comedy show that aired intermittently between 1976 and 1984 * Mercenary: The Second City, a 1986 expansion pack for the video game Mercenary * "Second City", an episode of 2007 Canadian/American TV series The Dresden Files * Second City derby, an association football rivalry between Aston Villa and Birmingham City * Secondcity, stage name of American-born British musician Rowan Harrington (born 1987)

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  1. date of birth: 1987 — 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 "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1261786788

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