In Media Reports of Scientific Findings, Researchers Are Sometimes Quoted

Multiple Choice

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; he claims that the company's drug is effective is less credible because he has vested interest.