When Determining Whether a Claim About a New Cleansing Juice

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Multiple Choice

When determining whether a claim about a new cleansing juice diet is scientific or pseudoscientific,which of the following is NOT a helpful question to ask yourself?

• A) What are the credentials and possible bias or agenda of the person(s) making the claim?
• B) Has the claim been published in a peer-reviewed, reputable scientific journal?
• C) Does the scientific study purporting to support the claim meet the standards of the scientific method?
• D) Are there a lot of people, including celebrities, endorsing the product as a healthy weight-loss method?

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