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You Are a Defense Attorney in a Murder Case Involving

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You are a defense attorney in a murder case involving a carjacking. An eyewitness identifies the accused as the murderer. However, there is solid evidence that the eyewitness filled his gas tank at the same gas station at the same time as the accused, two weeks earlier. What arguments might you make to the jury to discredit the eyewitness's account and help your client?


Definitions:

Scientific Fraud

Unethical conduct within scientific research, including fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism of data.

Replication

Repeating a research study to determine whether the results can be duplicated.

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations, populations, or settings beyond the study itself.

Fraudulence

The intentional deception for personal gain or to damage another individual, which is unethical and illegal in most cases.

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