You will critically evaluate the following scenario using the four basic critica

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You will critically evaluate the following scenario using the four basic critical questions. Here is the scenario:

Researchers wanted to study the relationship between pizza consumption by college freshmen and academic achievement. The researchers selected a freshmen history class with 900 students. The class lasted for 16 weeks and had weekly quizzes.

The researchers used random sampling and got two equivalent groups of participants from the class. Each group had 35 students. One group was the pizza group and one was the non-pizza group. To prepare for the experiment, the researchers compared the average quiz results of both groups for the first three weeks of the course and found no statistically significant difference between quiz scores.

In weeks 4 - 12, the researchers provided pizza dinner for everyone in the pizza group but those in the non-pizza group were told not to eat pizza 48 hours before the weekly quizzes. After week 12, the researchers compared the average quiz scores in each group and found that the non-pizza group had a statistically higher average quiz score than the pizza group. The researchers concluded that pizza consumption hinders academic performance of college freshmen.

What is being claimed?

How good is the evidence?

What other information is relevant?

What fallacy is committed?

Explanation / Answer

1) the final result t be claimed is that pizza consumption affects academic performance

2) the evidencce is good that claim non pizza group has a high academic performance

3) it is said that the effect of eating pizza is not shown in first 3 weeks and after 3 weeks th pizza affects the brain particles thus affecting there performance

4) the fallacy is consuming pizza 48hrs before the quizzes

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