Announcing "Scientific" Findings in a Press Conference Before They Have

question 49

Multiple Choice

Announcing "scientific" findings in a press conference before they have been published in an established scientific journal suggests

• A) there may be reason to question the validity of the results or conclusions.
• B) that the results were too ground-breaking to wait for or need peer review.
• C) there is no reason to question the validity of the results.
• D) that the media has scientifically determined the results to be valid and repeatable.

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