A person goes around banging a drum each day.You ask him why.He replies,"To drive off the tigers!" You reply "But there aren't any tigers around here." He replies,"See,it works!" From a science viewpoint,this conclusion
A)is science because it is predictive of what will happen tomorrow morning.
B)is scientifically valid because there is probably a connection between loud noise and absence of tigers.
C)is not valid unless there is the potential for tigers to be here,or a test is run with tigers.
D)cannot be scientifically treated because it involves human behavior.

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The conclusion of the person cannot be considered valid from a scientific viewpoint unless there is a potential presence of tigers, or a test is run with tigers. The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and a correlation between loud noise and absence of tigers cannot be claimed without proper testing.

A Person Goes Around Banging a Drum Each Day