Which of the following describes Sherlock Holmes' procedure of developing a number of possible solutions, then eliminating them one by one ("When you have eliminated all the possibilities but one, that remaining one, no matter how improbable, must be the correct solution")?

A. Transductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
C. Inductive reasoning
D. Conductive reasoning


C

Psychology

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Psychology

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Fill in the blank with correct word

Psychology