ANSWER KEY TO ALTERNATIVE HOMEWORK

1. Give one example of the placebo effect

Four placebo sugar pills a day will clear up an illness quicker than two sugar pills

An injection is a more effective treatment for pain than a pill

Green pills are more effective for stress than red pills

Brand packaging on painkillers increases pain relief

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2. Give three health problems which placebos may be suitable for

Back pain Stress at work Medically unexplained fatigue Most common colds (Paragraph 3)

3. Mention one example of the bad practices of some homeopaths

Some homeopaths have given patients sugar pills to protect them against fatal diseases like malaria but have not given basic advice on prevention.

Some homeopaths have given dangerous advice on vaccines.

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4. Why does Jeanette Winterson believe in homeopathy?

She once had a temperature of 39C, spots on her throat and delirium. She tried a remedy called Lachesis, made from snake venom. Four hours later, she had no symptoms at all.

She once was very sick and she tried homeopathic medicine. It worked for her.

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5. How do people criticize homeopathy?

They say it’s nonsense., without clinical proof or scientific basis, worthless, potentially lethal. (Paragraph 2)

They criticize it because it’s so diluted that it must be useless.

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6.Mention one of the improvements that should be made to the field

She’d like to see homeopathy better regulated.

She’d like to see homeopaths debating publicly with their critics.

She’d like to see homeopaths initiating more research.

Writing A Proposal Introducing background information Providing reasons Stating the aim Introducing your proposal Giving opinions and reactions with reasons Concluding

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