Conrad is attempting to solve an anagram. He starts by trying words that start with common letters, such as "s" and "t.". In this case, Conrad is using:

a. an algorithm to solve the anagram
b. a homily to solve the anagram
c. a heuristic to solve the anagram
d. an axiom to solve the anagram


C

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