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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Funny joke, but it's not really a trick when it's part of an agreed to trial. There are most definitely unethical examples when a placebo was administered without it being an agreed to potentiality. However, I wouldn't want to brand all placebos as tricks.