Question 2 • 2001340-Environmental Science Sem 1 - Pearson
Tara sees a commercial for a brand of pills that promise to boost energy and help people perform better in work and school. As people in the commercial talk about how much better they feel when taking the pill, Tara notices a message on the bottom of the screen that reads, "This pill is not approved by doctors and has not been tested in controlled experiments.”
Answer
A
It is making scientific claims based on subjective observations.
B
It is making scientific claims based on opinions instead of pseudoscientific facts.
C
It is making pseudoscientific claims based on objective observations.
D
It is making pseudoscientific claims based on opinions instead of scientific facts.
Explanation
The commercial makes claims about the pill’s benefits using people’s personal reports of how they feel, which are opinions rather than results from controlled scientific testing. The disclaimer says the pill has not been tested in controlled experiments or approved by doctors, so the claims are not supported by scientific evidence. This makes them pseudoscientific claims based on opinions instead of scientific facts.
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