If you were reading a research study on the impacts of coal-burning power plants on the environment and found out that the research was paid for by a coal mining company, could you trust the results?

a. Yes, science is objective and the outcome does not depend on who funded it.
b. Yes, if I was able to look over all of their data.
c. No, not unless I could find another paper not funded by a coal company that had the same results.
d. No, I could never trust the results if they were paid for by a company making money from generatingthe pollution.


A, B, C, D

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