Academic Integrity: tutoring, explanations, and feedback — we don’t complete graded work or submit on a student’s behalf.

D Question 20 1 pts Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart have a debate about curing can

ID: 3485343 • Letter: D

Question

D Question 20 1 pts Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart have a debate about curing cancer. During it, Mr. Stewart discusses a few research studies that have shown promise with using different types of diseases, like measles & HIV mixtures, and targeted injections of the smallpox virus, that have not only reduced, but may eliminate some types of cancer cells. Mr. Colbert discusses a study he found on the Internet that discussed a person who ate a daily diet of sashimi, nigiri, and sushi rolls after getting diagnosed with liver cancer, and the cancer went into remission. Mr. Colbert stated that only eating sushi would cure you of cancer. Mr. Colbert is also demonstrating O A. knowledge of statistics and how actuarial predictions work. O B. the concept called mortality salience. O C. the concept called regression to the mean. D. the concept called Magic Bullet in research. O E. knowledge of good health practices by eating sushi.

Explanation / Answer

Ans should be D) the concept of Magic Bullet in research.

Magic bullet was coined by the German noble laurate Paul Ehlrich during 1900s. He stated these chemicals or compounds to be possesing properties that can target and specifically cure a disease.

He discoveree salvarasan an arsenic compound that can cure syphilis.

Mr Colberts concept of sushi curing cancer specifically is akin to this.How ever this maynot be essentially true in real life.