There is a new brand of water on the market that has been proven to relieve headaches. It is selling like crazy! When the Food and Drug Administration asked for scientific proof that the water actually does what it claims to do, the owners of the company produced a scientific research study that they had paid a group of scientists to perform. In the study researchers gave this special water to a group of 50 people who claimed to have a headache. The people drank the special water whenever they felt thirsty over a period of 24 hours. After the 24 hours, 99% of the people reported that their headache was gone.

Should the Food and Drug Administration trust this scientific study and allow the company to sell the water with this claim? Would this be an example of Science or Pseudoscience? Support your answer with at least three reasons.

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There is a new brand of water on the market that has been proven to relieve headaches. It is selling like crazy! When the Food and Drug Administration asked for scientific proof that the water actually does what it claims to do, the owners of the company produced a scientific research study that they had paid a group of scientists to perform. In the study researchers gave this special water to a group of 50 people who claimed to have a headache. The people drank the special water whenever they felt thirsty over a period of 24 hours. After the 24 hours, 99% of the people reported that their headache was gone.

Should the Food and Drug Administration trust this scientific study and allow the company to sell the water with this claim? Would this be an example of Science or Pseudoscience? Support your answer with at least three reasons.

katherine · Answer

@Vocaloid  With this one, I need help on lol

katherine · Answer

This is all I got:

This experiment would be an example of pseudoscience because the scientist could not prove his research right. He didn't do lots of test to make sure that he got the same results as before.

Vocaloid · Answer

hints:

" study that they had paid a group of scientists to perform "
no control group
" whenever they felt thirsty over a period of 24 hours" - experimental conditions are vague

katherine · Answer

This experiment would be an example of pseudoscience because the scientist could not prove his research right. He didn't do lots of test to make sure that he got the same results as before. The study that they had paid a group of scientists to perform has no control group. whenever they felt thirsty over a period of 24 hours - experimental conditions are vague

katherine · Answer

how does that sound?

Vocaloid · Answer

Make sure your sentences make sense - the last sentence is not a complete sentence

katherine · Answer

The scientists were paid and only 99% said their headache was gone not 100% and also none of the scientific methods were used.

Vocaloid · Answer

the 99% is not the problem here

katherine · Answer

oh..

Vocaloid · Answer

you had the right idea before, just make sure your sentences are complete/make sense

katherine · Answer

hmm, so what can I add?

Vocaloid · Answer

you don't need to add anything, you just need to re-write it so your sentences are complete

katherine · Answer

ohhhh ok. I understand