Professor Branch, who is chair of the sociology department, claims she saw a flying saucer the other night. But since she is a sociologist rather than a physicist, she cannot possibly be acquainted with the most recent writings of our finest scientists that tend to discount such sightings, so we can conclude that her report is unreliable.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate criticism of the author's analysis? A) The author makes an irrelevant attack on Professor Branch's credentials.
B) The author may not be a physicist, and may therefore not be acquainted with the writings cited.
C) Even the US Air Force cannot explain all of the sightings of UFOs which are reported to it each year.
D) A sociologist is sufficiently well educated to read and understand scientific literature in a field other than her own.
E) It is impossible to get complete agreement on matters such as the possibility of life on other planets.