A person claims his newly invented device treats cancer without surgery, medication, or other forms of conventional medical therapy. However, people who have used the device report that it wasn't helpful and may have harmed them. According to this information, the inventor's claims and his device are

A. quackery.
B. clinically proven.
C. placebos.
D. anecdotal evidence.


Answer: A

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