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Sumption

Sumption may refer to: * Anthony Sumption (1919–2008), British submarine commander and tax lawyer * Charles Sumption (1910–1988), Indian cricketer * Harold Sumption (1916–1998), English advertising executive and fundraiser * Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption (born 1948), British historian and judge * Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford

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Sumption may refer to: * Anthony Sumption (1919–2008), British submarine commander and tax lawyer * Charles Sumption (1910–1988), Indian cricketer * Harold Sumption (1916–1998), English advertising executive and fundraiser * Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption (born 1948), British historian and judge * Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1948 — 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 "1948". 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=1125692342

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.