Multiple Choice
The standard medical research institutions and journals require placebo-controlled trials because they know that sugar pills yield better results than no pills at all. (Melvin Konner, "Faith Healers")
This statement exemplifies a(n) _____.
A) unsupported assertion
B) explanation
C) report
D) argument
E) conditional statement
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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