The First Rule of Descartes' Method,providing the Equivalent of the Geometric

question 14

Multiple Choice

The first rule of Descartes' method,providing the equivalent of the geometric axioms,was:

• A) to doubt everything.
• B) to keep precise records of all observations.
• C) to systematically manipulate one variable at a time.
• D) to proceed deductively by syllogistic reasoning.

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