"They are using a large body of research, clinical experience, and shared knowledge of their peers." If a psychiatrist prescribes a placebo instead of a kick t

"They are using a large body of research, clinical experience, and shared knowledge of their peers." If a psychiatrist prescribes a placebo instead of a kick to the groin they are "......using a large body of research, clinical experience, and shared knowledge of their peers" that show kicks to the groins are bad for patients, and placebos cause them to report improvements. You can defend anything with this sort of language, it's posturing.