Last Year Tomas and His Friend Jamie Were Both Too

question 55

Multiple Choice

Last year Tomas and his friend Jamie were both too short to ride the rollercoaster. Jamie went to the park this year and was tall enough to ride. Because Tomas is taller than Jamie, he thinks that he will be able to ride the rollercoaster as well. Tomas is using the ____ to answer his question.

• A) method of empiricism
• B) rational method
• C) method of authority
• D) scientific method

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