I&#x27;m not sure you understand me correctly.<p>My aim was to inspire thinking.<p>I agree that a methodologically sound experiment in the social
sciences would be an unusual thing to do. But should we let the
perfect be the enemy of the good? Or, to put it differently, if you
are in the market for a second-hand automobile, would you trust the
used-car saleswoman&#x27;s word, or wonder if she has ulterior motives?