During an Interview,SherlockHolmes Confesses That His Detective Skills Were Based

question 100

Multiple Choice

During an interview,SherlockHolmes confesses that his detective skills were based largely on principles of deduction,algorithms,and logic.In other words,Holmes relies primarily on ____ to solve his cases.

• A) artificial intelligence
• B) mental models
• C) heuristics
• D) formal reasoning

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