Chiropractic and the Rand Corporation.

Based on information and logic easily available to you at this time, evaluate the argument that chiropractic was proved to work by the Rand Corporation. Your task is to explain the pro chiropractic "Rand study" argument as well as you can, then explain the skeptical counter argument as well as you can, then say which argument is better, and explain why.

You can use these links for more information.

http://www.drjemitchell.com/mcc/doeschiropracticwork.asp
http://www.nmchiroassoc.com/studies.htm
http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/10/23/12.html
http://hornbackchiro.com/chiropractic_information_page2.htm
http://www.vitalityweb.com/chiro/studys1.htm
http://www.azchiropractic.org/Chiropractic%20Studies.htm
http://www.stjohn.org/HealthInfoLib/swArticle.aspx?3,86031
http://www.becomehealthynow.com/article/chiroed/543/
http://www.tomifobia.com/fcc/commentary2.html
http://www.procarespine.com/chiroresearch.htm
http://www.americhiro.net/studies.htm
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4539/index1.html
http://www.oakhollowchiro.com/research_supports_chiropractic.htm
http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/10/18/09.html
http://www.fcachiro.org/chiro_news.asp
http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/14/16/18.html
http://www.corneliuschiropractic.com/validation.html
http://www.chiroweb.com/archives/14/16/18.html
http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4539/index1.html

Explain the pro-chiropractic Rand Study argument as well as you can.
             What is its conclusion?
             What are its premises? (Including suppressed premises.)
             What logical principles does it appeal to?
Add other comments as you deem appropriate.




CSS Online Article or Steven Novella Chiropractic or Letter from Dr. Shekelle or YFCC objections 
Your analysis of this page should at least explain these three things very clearly:
             1. What does the Rand Study, as quoted here, say exactly?
                  (Remember that words in [square brackets] were not in the Rand Study, but were added by others.)
             2. What do critics say that the Rand Study says?
             3. Do the critics get the report exactly right?
Explain the criticism of the Rand Study argument as well as you can.
             What is its conclusion?
             What are its premises? (Including suppressed premises.)
             What logical principles does it appeal to?
Add other comments as you deem appropriate.

Based on what you've worked out above, say whether or not the Rand Study argument works, and explain why or why not.

Of course, once you've finished evaluating the argument, you can go on and add any comments that occur to you. Did you change your mind about anything? Can you come up with better arguments on each side of the issue? Can you figure out what questions have to be settled before we can decide this issue? Based on the arguments you've seen so far, what is your overall take on the issue at this moment? What reasons do you have for coming to this conclusion? Anything else?
 
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