Evaluating websites

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Website evaluation examples

 

In each topic below, there is one website with good credibility, and one website lacking enough credibility for academic research.  Determine which is which.

A.  Snowboarding

Shaklee Nutriferon, U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding:  A winning combination
Can Sponsorships be Harmful for Events?

 

B.  Food Pyramid

 

Introducing the New Food Icon: MyPlate
The New Food Pyramid -- The big fat lie

C.  Assassinations

JFK Assassination Records
Senator Paul Wellstone Assassinated by Covert US Terror Group Linked to Bush

D.  Agriculture

California's velcro crop under challenge
Factsheet Soybean rust

 

E. Wikipedia

University of Minnesota researchers reveal Wikipedia gender biases 
Examples of bias in Wikipedia: gender bias
 

 

 

 

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