... are concerned by the scientific community. They are suitable means to determine the efficiency of alternative medical practices, such as acupuncture. According to Cartwright, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) "are a deductive method: If the assumptions of the test are met, a positive result implies the appropriate causal conclusion." RCTs are referred to as the gold standard because they are a good way ... other hand, are more so social, ethical, and political values. She argues that, "non-epistemic values are a required part of the internal aspects of scientific reasoning for cases w...

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