Trаveling medicine shоws were а mаjоr fоrm of entertainment in nineteenth-century, small-town America. To hard-working people who saw too little of the broader world, the shows' comedy and musical skits provided a welcome diversion from daily routines. Once a crowd had assembled, a distinguished-looking gentleman who invariably bore the title of "doctor" began his sales pitch for some concoction or another made from "nature's elixirs" that promised to cure everything from warts to the common cold. Despite the obvious exaggeration of such claims, business was often good. Though traveling medicine shows are now a thing of the past, medical trickery is not. Like their nineteenth-century counterparts, modern-day quacks seek to take advantage of common fears of pain and death through the promotion of a "miracle treatment." It is, therefore, essential that consumers be able to assess reports about various drugs and medical procedures. ____________________________________ ________________________ Common sense also helps. Remember: if a report sounds too good to be true, it is usually just that. Which of the following is the best meaning of the word quacks as it is used in the second paragraph of the passage?
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