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Torrence

Torrence is an originally Scottish surname. Notable people with the name include: *A. Andrew Torrence (1902–1940), American politician *Andrew P. Torrence (c. 1921–1980), African-American university administrator *David Torrence (1864–1951), Scottish-born actor *Dean Torrence (born 1940), American singer, the Dean of 1960s singing group Jan and Dean *Ernest Torrence (1878–1933), Scottish actor *Eve Torrence (born 1963), American mathematician *Gwen Torrence (born 1965), American Olympic sprinter *Leigh Torrence (born 1982), American professional football player *Maria Torrence Wishart (1893 – 1982), Canadian medical illustrator and the founder of the University of Toronto's Art as Applied to Medicine program *Michael Torrence (1961–1996), American serial killer *Nate Torrence (born 1977), American comedic actor *O'Cyrus Torrence (born 2000), American football player *Ridgely Torrence (1874–1950), poet and editor *Walt Torrence (1936/1937–1969), American basketball player

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Torrence is an originally Scottish surname. Notable people with the name include: *A. Andrew Torrence (1902–1940), American politician *Andrew P. Torrence (c. 1921–1980), African-American university administrator *David Torrence (1864–1951), Scottish-born actor *Dean Torrence (born 1940), American singer, the Dean of 1960s singing group Jan and Dean *Ernest Torrence (1878–1933), Scottish actor *Eve Torrence (born 1963), American mathematician *Gwen Torrence (born 1965), American Olympic sprinter *Leigh Torrence (born 1982), American professional football player *Maria Torrence Wishart (1893 – 1982), Canadian medical illustrator and the founder of the University of Toronto's Art as Applied to Medicine program *Michael Torrence (1961–1996), American serial killer *Nate Torrence (born 1977), American comedic actor *O'Cyrus Torrence (born 2000), American football player *Ridgely Torrence (1874–1950), poet and editor *Walt Torrence (1936/1937–1969), American basketball player

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1940 — 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 "1940". 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=1137289228

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