That placebos can cure everything from dandruff to leprosy is well known. ... ...

It can be inferred from the passage that the author might
(A) believe that the benefits of a placebo treatment program that lead patients to believe they were getting a real drug would outweigh the moral issue of lying.
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Nova Reading - THE THREE-STEP METHOD: