Elizabeth's sister, Meredith, isn't answering her phone when Elizabeth calls. Elizabeth thinks, "Well, either Meredith's phone has been stolen, or the battery died." Concluding that Meredith's battery likely died and that her phone wasn't stolen would best illustrate ______.

A. circular reasoning
B. determinism
C. parsimony
D. testability


Answer: C

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