Question

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study existed over a span of 30 years. What fallacy seems to have allowed this program to continue?

A. Ad populum

B. False cause

C. Bifurcation

D. Post hoc ergo propter hoe

Answer 1

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study existed over a span of 30 years. What fallacy seems to have allowed this program to continue;

B: False Cause: the fallacy was committed as the argument mistakenly attempted to establish a causal connection. The study was conducted without the benefit of patients’ informed consent. Researchers told the men they were being treated for “bad blood,” a local term used to describe several ailments, including syphilis, anemia, and fatigue. However, people, in reality, did not receive the proper treatment needed