Discuss the various arguments that might be offered to refute each of the following:

Inevitably, the use of the placebo involved built-in contradictions. A good patient– doctor relationship is essential to the process, but what happens to that relationship when one of the partners conceals important information from the other? If the doctor tells the truth, he destroys the base on which the placebo rests. If he doesn’t tell the truth, he jeopardizes a relationship built on trust.