Viswanathan

Article summary

Viswanathan ( ; ) is a male given name in South India and Sri Lanka. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. It is of Hindu origin and derives from višvanatha, meaning "lord of the universe" (from višva, "universe" + natha, "lord," an epithet of the god Shiva), + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1938 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1958 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1968 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1949 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of birth: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. date of birth: 1969 — 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 "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1938". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1958". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1968". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1949". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of birth is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the date of birth is "1969". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
12. 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=1363138898