Case Studies Sometimes Provide Evidence for the "Success" of a Particular

question 21

Multiple Choice

Case studies sometimes provide evidence for the "success" of a particular treatment.People often find reports of these successful treatments highly persuasive.People are persuaded by testimonial evidence primarily because they fail to

• A) see the personal relevance of the case study to their own situation.
• B) consider reasons for why the treatment would not work for them.
• C) check thoroughly into the qualifications of those who conducted the case study.
• D) consider why the treatment would work for them.

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Definitions:

Rawls

A philosopher named John Rawls, famous for his theories of justice, including the principles of 'justice as fairness.'

Theory

A systematic set of ideas intended to explain facts or phenomena, often based on principles independent of the things to be explained.

Least Advantaged

Those individuals or groups in society with the fewest resources, opportunities, and support, often marginalized in socio-economic terms.

Rawls

A philosopher known for his theory of justice as fairness, emphasizing the principles of equality and the distribution of resources to benefit the least advantaged in society.