Sam, a researcher, observed that Jill, his colleague, fell sick the day after she ate from a particular food truck. Hence, Sam concludes that the food from the food truck caused Jill to fall sick. In the context of the types of evidence described by Cook and Campbell (1979), in this scenario, Sam fails to
A. account for temporal precedence.
B. eliminate alternative explanations.
C. eliminate the influence of facilitated communication.
D. consider the opinion of an authority.
Answer: B
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