You read in the newspaper about a prison riot that followed minor changes in the rules governing prisoners. Your immediate explanation for the riot is that, "Prisoners are just the type of people who would be expected to riot over such a small thing." This is an example of a(n) ________ explanation.
A. parsimonious
B. illogical
C. commonsense
D. scientific
Answer: C
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