Emily Has Brittle Fingernails That Crack and Split Easily

question 54

Multiple Choice

Emily has brittle fingernails that crack and split easily.Emily's mother advises her daughter to take gelatin pills 3 times/day,because she has heard the practice strengthens fingernails.The mother's nutrition-related advice about the benefit of taking gelatin pills is an example of a(n) ________.

• A)placebo
• B)anecdote
• C)testimonial
• D)hypothesis

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Labor-Intensive

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Labor-Intensive

Describing tasks, processes, or industries that require a large amount of manual work relative to the investment in machinery.