In the Early Days of the Telephone, All Calls Were

question 112

Multiple Choice

In the early days of the telephone, all calls were routed through a switchboard. The switchboard was controlled by an operator. The operator connected the incoming calls to their intended location via telephone wires. The part of the body that operates MOST similarly to a telephone switchboard operator is the:

• A) brainstem.
• B) corpus callosum.
• C) peripheral nervous system.
• D) central nervous system.

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Definitions:

Comparative Inference

The process of deducing conclusions based on the comparison of multiple instances or pieces of evidence.

Simplicity

In the evaluation of comparisons, is a measure of the relative absence of complexity.

Comparative Reasoning

A method of reasoning that involves comparing similarities and differences among objects, concepts, or situations.

Soundness

The quality of an argument when it is both valid and its premises are true, ensuring the truth of the conclusion.