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Squad D

"Squad D" is the title of a short story by American writer Stephen King. Originally written in the late-1970s, the story was rejected by Harlan Ellison, who thought it needed work; the anthology The Last Dangerous Visions for which it was intended was not published until 2024. The story was finally published in the anthology Shivers VIII, edited by Richard Chizmar and published by Chizmar's Cemetery Dance Publications on April 18, 2019.

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"Squad D" is the title of a short story by American writer Stephen King. Originally written in the late-1970s, the story was rejected by Harlan Ellison, who thought it needed work; the anthology The Last Dangerous Visions for which it was intended was not published until 2024. The story was finally published in the anthology Shivers VIII, edited by Richard Chizmar and published by Chizmar's Cemetery Dance Publications on April 18, 2019.

Key claims

  1. publication date: 2024 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. publication date: 2019-04-18 — 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 "2024". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the publication date is "2019-04-18". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1362577604

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