Trope

Article summary

A trope in its original sense is any instance of figurative (non-literal) language, such as a metaphor, hyperbole, or personification. It has also broadened to mean any commonly recurring idea, phrase, image, artistic technique, artistic element, or cliché.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1951 — 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 "1951". 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=1367888793