WONDER #2511: How Simple is Occam's Razor?
Question 1 of 3
This Wonder was mostly about...
- the life of William of Ockham and what he accomplished.
- Occam’s Razor, which is the idea that the simplest explanation to a question is most likely the correct one.
- why it’s important to use Occam’s Razor to answer every single question you have.
- Occam’s Razor, which was a very sharp object used by William of Ockham.
Question 2 of 3
Which is NOT someone thought to have used Occam’s Razor?
- Plato
- William of Ockham
- Galileo
- Aristotle
Question 3 of 3
Simple explanations rely on few _______________.
- pieces of evidence
- investigators
- assumptions
- hypotheses
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