This group of scientists claims to be testing cats' reactions to beards, but further research finds issues with their credibility. The picture shown does not actually depict the cat reacting. The site title and commercial nature make it unreliable, and searching finds no other information about these scientists. The bibliography cites unrelated sources like books and celebrities. Links on the site lead to error screens rather than articles.

1. This group of scientists are testing
reactions of cats to beards.(Skim and
Purpose of the Site)

2. The caption states that the cat
is "reacting" to the photo,
however, the picture does not
show this "reaction" at all. So,
why would they choose this
picture? (Resistance
Questioning)

3. Even the title of the site lends to its
credibility, improbable. Also, it is a
commercial web page and I know those
are easy to get, which makes the page
even more unreliable. (Prior Knowledge)

4. Further research of the scientists proves
unfruitful. The only hits on Google for
these names is associated with this
website. (Triangulation and Analysis)

5. Their bibliography uses
unreliable/ unrelated
sources sources like
Arnold Schwarzenegger
and Dr. Seuss. How does
the book the Cat and the
Hat lend anything to their
research? (Prior
Knowledge and
Resistance Questioning)

6. The links provided at
the bottom, when
clicked, send you to an
error screen rather than
an article.
(Triangulation)