Based only on the information given in this biography, discuss the credibility and authority of the person described on each of the topics in the list that follows:Mike O'Neill is a scientist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Northeastern Forest Experimental Station in Durham, New Hampshire. He graduated from Humboldt State University in California with a degree in biology (1988) and earned a Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of West Virginia (1995). After serving for seven years as a consultant to the Pennsylvania state park system, he was employed by the U.S. Forest Service as a specialist in tree diseases. His major area of research has been in the resistance mechanisms of trees to injury and infection.a. the effects of improper pruning techniques on

fruit treesb. the kind of fertilizer to use on ornamental shrubsc. resistance mechanisms of mammals to disease and infectiond. the characteristics of various types of softwoods relative to their use in the building industrye. how to transplant a small treef. use rates of campground facilities in Pennsylvania state parksg. methods of controlling garden pests

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O'Neill would have more credibility on each of these subjects than a layperson, though we would regard him as most qualified on (a) and (e) and least qualified on (b), (c), and (g).

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