Sherlock Holmes, the Famous Detective, Believes That the Person Who

question 329

Multiple Choice

Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective, believes that the person who committed a crime is left-handed. So he inspects the person's house to see if the TV remotes are kept on the left or the right side of the easy chair. Sherlock has just used

• A)the logical fallacy
• B)deductive reasoning
• C)the justification fallacy
• D)belief bias
• E)inductive reasoning

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Definitions:

RC Parallel Circuit

A type of electrical circuit where resistor(s) and capacitor(s) are connected in parallel, affecting the charging and discharging rate of the capacitor.

Capacitive Reactance

Opposition to AC flow in capacitors, varying inversely with the frequency of the operation and the capacitance value.

Supply Voltage

The voltage provided by a power source to operate electrical or electronic equipment.

Capacitance

The ability of a system to store an electric charge, quantitatively measured in farads (F).