The main purpose of this source is giving information about the explosion, the deaths and the initial containment efforts of the Chernobyl exclusion zone.

2.) A Brief Description

The article gives a short description of what the Chernobyl disaster was and listed the areas on which the disaster affected. It also explained how it stared as people only thinking it was 2 deaths, but that number later skyrocketed.

3.)    Intended Audience

The intended audience of this article is high school student wanting to learn more about the Chernobyl disaster.

4.)    Rhetorical Appeal

This article is all logos because everything on this article is information.

5.)    How is This Source Helpful

Yes, this source is helpful because it gives dates from when everything started to when it happened and details of what happened in between.

6.)    Weakness or Bias

I don’t believe this article has a weakness or bias.

7.)    Usefulness or Relevance

Yes, this article is useful. This is because it includes it has good relevant information that doesn’t have personal ties and stays on topic.

This article gives a detailed break down to the Chernobyl disaster as well as the short and long-term effects on the population.

2.)    A Brief Description

It starts with how the event happened and from there goes into the evacuations, the long-term effects of the accident, and the current and previous existing hazards.

3.)    Intended Audience

The intended audience of this article is high school student wanting to learn more about the Chernobyl disaster.

4.)    Rhetorical Appeal

The first thing that was stated in this article was the ethos of a professor at the University of Alberta Canada.

5.)    How is This Source Helpful

This article is helpful because it not only explains the incident but also gives a detailed break down of the issues it causes right after and over time.

6.)    Weakness or Bias

While this article is very helpful, I do believe it has a bias because the professor mentioned was specialized in Russian and Ukrainian history.

7.)    Usefulness or Relevance

This article has been very useful, and I think it has relevance just because the professor does study in the area that this event happed so I feel like he is qualified to talk on it.