SOLUTION: An advertisement claims, �Four out of five doctors surveyed recommend �Try It� for their patients with arthritis�. Discuss why you would or would not accept this as a valid claim

Question 267651: An advertisement claims, �Four out of five doctors surveyed recommend �Try It� for their patients with arthritis�. Discuss why you would or would not accept this as a valid claim to product superiority.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Without info on who the doctors are, this is meaningless.
It could be 5 doctors that work for the drug company.
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And don't drink sugar water, like Coke, Pepsi, 7-UP, any of those.

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