1. Please review the pages linked, above, and the snippets pasted in, below. 
   
2. Once you're done, find an example of "weasel words" on the Wikipedia by looking through these links. 
   
3. Cut and paste the section that has been marked as using weasel words into a Microsoft Word document.
• Note: You may want to paste into Notepad first to eliminate the formatting.  Contact your instructor if you need help here.
4. Highlight in yellow specific places where you believe weasel words were used.
5. Below the article, rewrite at least one of those sections so that it no longer uses weasel words.
6. Explain in a few paragraphs how you've removed the weasel words through citation or rewording.
7. Email your document (docx is fine) to your instructor.
   

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Shortcut: WP:WEASEL

Phrases such as these present the appearance of support for statements but can deny the reader the opportunity to assess the source of the viewpoint. They are referred to as "weasel words" by Wikipedia contributors. They can pad out sentences without adding any useful information and may disguise a biased view. Claims about what people say, think, feel, or believe, and what has been shown, demonstrated, or proven should be clearly attributed.^[3]

Puffery

Words such as these are often used without attribution to promote the subject of an article, while neither imparting nor plainly summarizing verifiable information. They are known as "peacock terms" by Wikipedia contributors. Instead of making unprovable proclamations about a subject's importance, use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance.

• Peacock example:

• Bob Dylan is the defining figure of the 1960s counterculture and the greatest songwriter of all time.

• Just the facts:

• Dylan was included in Time's 100: The Most Important People of the Century, where he was called "master poet, caustic social critic and intrepid, guiding spirit of the counterculture generation".^[1] By the mid-1970s, his songs had already been covered by hundreds of other artists.^[2]