Simon Binks

Article summary

Simon John Binks (born 27 November 1956 ) is an Australian rock musician who was a guitarist and singer-songwriter for Australian Crawl from its founding in 1978 to the groups disbanding in 1986.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1956-11-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1976 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1986 — 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 "1956-11-27". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1375556926