After consistently burning dinner for a month,John found out that his oven's temperature gauge was giving readings that were 50 degrees cooler than the oven's actual temperature.John's oven thermometer can be said to be:
A) valid but not reliable.
B) reliable but not valid.
C) neither reliable nor valid.
D) both reliable and valid.

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John's oven thermometer is reliable because it consistently gives the same incorrect temperature reading (indicating consistency in measurement), but it is not valid because it does not accurately measure the oven's actual temperature.

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