Question

4) In media reports of scientific findings, researchers are sometimes quoted promoting a particular treatment or product. Which of the following statements presents the claim and rational that you should be most skeptical of?

A. A researcher has conducted cancer research for 5 years; he claims that a particular cancer drug works well are less credible than other researchers who have been in the field for a longer period of time.

B. A researcher conducts experiments with animals; he claims that overcrowding causes stress. This is not credible because his studies do not involve human subjects.

C. A researcher conducts experiments outside the United States of America; he claims that a drug he developed is effective are less credible because his laboratory is outside federal regulations.

D. A researcher conducts experiments for a university that are funded by a pharmaceutical company; his claim that the company's drug is effective is less credible because he has a vested interest.

Answer 1

Ans.) B.

In my opinion the most skeptic statement is "A researcher conducts experiments with animals; he claims that overcrowding causes stress. This is not credible because his studies do not involve human subjects". Because in this statement the researcher clearly states that the output of his research is not beneficial for humans. When other statements are talking about duration of research, federal regulations and vested interest.