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

Chairlifts are for sissies
Shaklee Nutriferon, U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding:  A winning combination

B.  Food Pyramid

The Food Pyramid
Inside the Pyramid

C.  John F. Kennedy

JFK Assassination Records
Orion and  Dealey Plaza -- How JFK was killed

D.  Agriculture

California's velcro crop under challenge
Soybean rust:  Is the U.S. soybean crop at risk?

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