Question

During a television interview, Dr. Ima Quack provides the following statement. "Most Americans suffer from nutritional deficiency diseases and will develop cancer within the next 10 years because they are not taking my megavitamin formula therapy." Dr. Quack's statement is an example of a(n) ________.a. anecdotal evidence.
b. scientific observation.
c. scare tactic.
d. biased report.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Scare tactic.

Explanation:

Dr. Ima Quack's statement is an example of a scare tactic because she is trying to persuade people to buy her megavitamin formula therapy by saying that they will develop cancer if they do not. There is no evidence, scientific observation or report that proves what she says.