Question

A scientist agrees with the scientific consensus that dinosaurs have scaly skin. Then he discovers a new fossil that indicates a dinosaur had feathers. The scientist refuses to consider the new evidence because it does not agree with the accepted ideas. The scientist is

A) being biased by the scientific consensus.
B) practicing skepticism by ignoring evidence.
C) being open-minded by finding new fossils.
D) drawing conclusions supported by evidence.

Answer 1

The correct answer will be option-A.

Step-by-step explanation:

A scientific consensus is a general agreement based on the opinions and judgement by the community of scientists in a particular field of study. The scientific community agrees on the same opinion which is accepted at the universal level.

In the given question, the scientist found new fossil which indicated that dinosaur posses hairs at some point of time. The scientist was not accepting this idea as it was against the scientific consensus on dinosaurs that dinosaurs have scaly skin. This indicates that the scientist was biased with the scientific consensus.

Thus, option-A is the correct answer.