When Medical Research Indicated That a High-Fiber Diet Might Help

question 86

Multiple Choice

When medical research indicated that a high-fiber diet might help reduce one's risk of colon cancer, a few producers of fiber cereals suggested in their advertisements that if you eat fiber cereal, you will not get cancer. This is an example of

• A) an unethical organizational relationship.
• B) a conflict of interest.
• C) social responsibility.
• D) unethical communications.
• E) ethical persuasion.

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