Kenji believes that food poisoning causes food aversions, so when he finds out that his friend Brielle hates seafood, he assumes that Brielle must have had food poisoning after eating seafood sometime in her past. Kenji is using the ____.
A) method of empiricism
B) rational method
C) method of tenacity
D) scientific method

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Kenji is using the rational method, which involves reasoning from a general principle (that food poisoning causes food aversions) to a specific instance (Brielle's aversion to seafood). This method relies on logical reasoning rather than empirical evidence or scientific investigation.

Kenji Believes That Food Poisoning Causes Food Aversions, So When