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RECORD- BREAKING BIKE.

QUESTION 1: Determine main point: The main point of this article is to introduce us about the bike that is the fastest powered vehicle. At the very beginning of the article the author says "the strange-looking, bullet-shaped bike broke the record for fastest person-powered vehicle on Earth." So, as we go along the article, the author talks about the team aerovelo, which is a group of Canadian who built the bike, and also features and descriptions of the bike, how you ride it, and the reason to why it was built like that. Then we come to the end, Cameron a member of the team tells us about his feelings towards the success of the eta.

QUESTION 2: How the article is structured: The purpose of this article is to inform us about the new invention which has hatched on our planet. The author did it in a rather different way that made me picture myself on the bike competing against the speed of light. She included speeches of the members of the team, which made me get the idea of the bike better, because those who invent things are the ones who draw the attention of the people, since they are the ones who invented. The articles organisation is done in the right way, its introduction directly starts by saying the fastest bike which is catchy, the paragraphs with sub headings on top made it more clear and are well detailed and supported with the members quotes. The picture at the top of the article just completes the article. The author’s weakness is her ending, she could have had an exciting conclusion to end the article.

QUESTION 3: Questions and why are you asking them? -Is the article talking in a first persons view? This well show if the author is writing the article in her own point of view, which if it is then it will mostly be opinions, not facts.

-Is the article biast? Does the article provide the reader to argue, in other word does it allow us to agree or disagree, if it is not reliable we will be able to argue, but if it is then we will have no side to argue.

QUESTION 4: Reliable or not? This article is reliable, three reasons that support my answer. First, the article's date is still fresh, meaning it was posted recently, which means that the information was recently discovered. Second reason, is that it includes the inventors quotes about the inventions which shows that the information is true. Lastly, the article is not written in the first person's view, which means that the information are facts not opinions.

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Record-Breaking Bike

1.  Determine the main point, idea or lesson in the speech and analyze how the speaker develops his point in a specific way for maximum effect.

 The main point of this article is; to introduce the Record-Breaking Bike (Eta). The main point is first illustrated with a specific example of the Eta Bike and drives the main point by saying, “Last September, a strange-looking, bullet-shaped bike broke the record for fastest person-powered vehicle on Earth.” The idea develops as the article goes further into detail. Providing the reader with new terms such as, “recumbent bike” then presenting the driver of the bike and the team/company that many worked on the bike. The argument develops into how the bike works and how the company succeeded in earning a new record but this specific example is illustrating the fact that the Team of AeroVelo was able to put their ideas to the real world.

2.   Critique and comment on TWO of the following elements after reading the article. Include your own evaluation of the writer’s strengths and weaknesses in these TWO areas. Use evidence/examples from the text. 

                               Purpose, Argument, Organization

 The purpose of the article is to introduce the new record-breaking bike. The purpose is first expressed to us in the title, which clearly tells use what the article will be about. The article uses the Record-Breaking Bike to illustrate its point by saying, “fastest person-powered vehicle on Earth.” Showing the reader definitions that we might not be familiar with to helps us understand the overall purpose.

The article is organized logically; the title introduces the topic to the reader. The article is summarized into paragraphs with headings that show their main idea. The article also provides definitions to words, which helps the reader understand the article’s main point. A strength of the author is that she included many specific details about the topic, but a weakness of the author was the scarcity of illustrations. 

3.  What kinds of questions would you ask yourself before determining if any information is reliable? Write down two questions and explain why you would ask them.

 What are the sources that the author relied on? – By knowing the sources that the author relied on we can determine whether the facts are accurate and credible and by knowing the accuracy of the facts we can decide whether the article is reliable.

 Where was the article published? -  By knowing the publisher of the article, we can determine the credibility of the article by the reputation and accuracy of the publisher. 

4. Determine if this article is a reliable or unreliable source. Give three detailed reasons to support your point of view.

 I would say that the article is a reliable source. First, because it stated quotes for individuals, who are related to the topic and project, this supports the article with credible information. The second reason for this article being credible is that it was posted recently, which means the information is based on current facts. And lastly, though, the article includes many terms and specific facts that support the article.

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Record-Breaking Bike

Question 1

The main point is introducing and informing the readers about a new record breaking bike called Eta.  The main idea is shown in this quote “Last September, a strange-looking, bullet-shaped bike broke the record for fastest person-powered vehicle on Earth. The contraption, named Eta, reached speeds of 137.9 kilometers (85.7 miles) per hour” I chose this quote because it clearly summarised what the article was talking about in just a few sentences. The article starts by introducing and describing the bike Eta. It later explains how the bike Eta was built for speed and how it was shaped in a way that would make it very aerodynamically sound. It finally addresses the competition on Highway 305  in which the bike broke the record for fastest person-powered vehicle on Earth. This is shown in this quote; “he reached a 200 meter (219 yard) segment where judges recorded his record-breaking speed.”

Question 2:

Organisation: 

The article is very well structured, its divided into three main paragraphs. Each paragraph has a bold heading over it that states what this particular paragraph will be talking about which makes it easier for me to understand. The order of ideas is ver well done. I say this because the author first starts the article by introducing us to the bike ,it then later explains using physics why the bike is so fast and then it finally talks about the competition in which the bike broke the record. She organised her paragraphs excellently because there was nothing in the article that i read but didn't understand. The article is also pretty short and it gets straight to the point. Which makes me want to read it even more. There was a picture of Eta that I could refer to which gave me a clear picture in my head of what the author was talking about. The only downside of the author’s organisation would probably be illustration. Even though the author did add a picture it would’ve been nice to see pictures of the team and the championship.

Purpose:

The purpose of the article is to inform the readers about a new record breaking bike called Eta. The author has a clear and strong purpose. She stays focused on the same topic and and most of her explanations are based on scientific research and true events. The author talks about the structure and design of the bike clearly. She explains all her terms which is why there was no point in the article where i did not understand what she was talking about. I do think that she has shown her in the best possible way. 

Question 3:

When was this article published?

This is a very important question to ask because if I read this article in 2020 it would not be as reliable as it is today because of the advances in technology and information. In addition records are getting broken everyday in five years time who knows? There might be another vehicle who broke this record. that is why its always important to check the date.

How popular is the publishing source?

Usually when a publishing source is famous or popular it means that this source is somehow trusted by a lot of people. Meaning that its most probably reliable and the articles published on it are probably based on research and written by professionals. Whereas when an article is written by anonymous its not really as trusted as CNN or Buzzfeed.

Question 4:

I definitely think this is a reliable resource. All the information is highly accurate because it has been posted on a webpage that is specialised in science. Meaning scientific research was used in writing this. I also think this article is trusted because it was published this month meaning that this article is still new. and based on the latest events. the author has added a photo showing the event and she has also quoted many of the people that were part of making the vehicle. Making the article even more trusted.