Assignment
Question I
1. Briefly compare and contrast each type of reasoning (inductive and deductive reasoning) as they apply to biological investigation.
2. Which, if any, type of reasoning is best used to establish cause and effect relationships?
3. Explain your rationale using one or more examples.
Question II
Dieting is common in our society and everyone wants a piece of the action. So many diets are available to choose from if someone wants to change their health; e.g., lose weight. Often times, diets are promoted with claims of great success.
Choose a particular diet and analyze it in terms of scientific evidence, or lack thereof.
Then, you are to design a controlled experiment to test a hypothesis based on this diet.
The experiment must include multiple individuals within a control and experimental group.
You must specify how you will measure the outcome of the experiment identifying both the independent and dependent variables.
You must describe the potential outcomes of the experiment in terms of supporting the hypothesis.
Compose a (five hundred to seven hundred fifty words) paper including the following elements. Be sure to compose your work with your own words. Utilize A P A formatting for any resources used.
1. Describe the basic nature of the diet including the reasoning for how it works.
2. Analyze the diet for any scientific evidence to support its effectiveness.
3. Design a controlled experiment to test the effectiveness of the diet.