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Missing citations

It is great to use so much information, but certain sections have no research to verify their information. Without a source it is hard to determine if the information is unbiased and correctly relayed. In the sections about Russia and India non e of this information ties back to a source. Without sources these sections can easily be labeled as false information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BrebreT (talk • contribs) 03:33, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Lack of references and information

The majority of this article lacks citation, such as many of the paragraphs in the History of Concept and in the Literature, media, and the arts. Underneath the History of Concept, claims are made without the use of citations as well as the lack of references for quotes made. The text underneath this title needs to be completely supported as each subject and example provided requires a source. There is also the lack of evidence behind Robert K. Merton's accreditation as well as the "examples abound", "extensive evidence", and "famous example". No information is provided to clarify this. Many of the origin stories under Literature, media, and the arts also do not hold any citations as to how the stories connect with the topic. -T15311327 (talk) 20:13, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Lack of Cites, Irrelevant Info, and Direct Quotes

There are many different citations missing from different parts of the article.. It directly from different articles several times, for example the 1948 . Doesn't have enough evidence to support the statement that self-fulfilling prophecy stems from Merton's theorem. Goes out of topic talking about economic theories and models. Give conclusion on how to break the prophecy cycle, but Misplaced Pages is about facts not how to's. Directly quotes from Karl Popper article. Goes way off topic giving too many examples(over presented) of where self fulfilling prophecies can be found in literature. The Canadian Hockey reference is irrelevant, and just confuses or distracts from giving facts of what a self fulfilling prophecy is.Ordoneznx (talk) 01:40, 20 February 2017 (UTC) would be good to include a citation in first paragraph regarding "Ancient Greece and ancient India..." Helenamcharles (talk) 00:33, 10 September 2017 (UTC)

Issues with Language and Overall Appeal

One of the first and most prevalent issues that comes to mind when reading the article's summation of the concept is it's language. While generally written fairly well, the language feels some what too casual in certain portions of the lead, i.e. "In other words, a positive or negative prophecy..." Utilizing the phrase "in other words" here seems like the article is more akin to an essay that a college student or high school student would write, and while it works in the context of explaining the concept in essence, it adds a sense of informality that should not be seen quite often on an article discussing a sociological concept.

There are many other instances throughout the article that show this more casual/informal writing, and many instances could be fine but due to the lack of missing citations throughout the article make it difficult to apporiately judge what is actually a failed citation of a source. paraphrasing, and or original writing.

While information is there, and is written well enough, the obvious absence of citations make this article much more difficult to prove as credible and informative, and affect the overall look of the page and it's language. The addition of appropriate citations will benefit this page immensely and make it all the more appealing to readers and the website as a whole. Mckeandrp (talk) 14:21, 19 September 2017 (UTC)

Lacking reliable information and proper citation.

The article clearly needs to provide citations for important information and refer data within the sentence. Additionally, there is evidence of plagiarism with the use of extensive in-text citation of original sources. Several parts are not relevant to the topic of the article such as the second paragraph in the "History of the concept" section and the "Sports" and "New Thought" sections. It is also lacking information and data in some parts such as the "Stereotype" and "Causal Loop" sections.Vsusy89 (talk) 20:35, 19 September 2017 (UTC)