Philosopher: Scientists talk about the pursuit of truth, but, like most people, they are self-interested  Accordingly, the professional activities of most scientists are directed toward personal career enhancement, and only incidentally toward the pursuit of truth
Hence, the activities of the scientific community are largely directed toward enhancing the status of that community as a whole, and only incidentally toward the pursuit of truth
improperly draws an inference about the scientific community as a whole from a premise about individual scientists