Which is of the following is a valid reason that scientists refuse to draw conclusions based on anecdotal evidence?
A) Anecdotal evidence is informally collected.
B) Anecdotal evidence is not derived from the scientific method.
C) Anecdotal evidence may be based on confirmation biases.
D) All of the above.

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All of the given options (A, B, and C) are valid reasons that scientists refuse to draw conclusions based on anecdotal evidence. Anecdotal evidence is informally collected, not derived from the scientific method, and may be based on confirmation biases. Therefore, scientists rely on systematically collected and analyzed data to draw conclusions.

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