While some concrete categories have clear-cut criteria, many categories do not (e.g. Wittgenstein notes that even though games have no defining or characteristic features, we can easily judge the sentence "Writing a test is a game" as untrue ). In the latter case, categorization of a category ________.
A) is innate and refined through evolution
B) instead of directly matching an example to a sample or criteria, revolves around the theories that people form about the world around them
C) directly matches an example to a sample or criteria and makes a decision based on probability
D) directly matches an example to a sample or criteria and makes a decision based on context

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Categorization in the absence of clear-cut criteria often involves the theories that people form about the world, rather than matching examples directly to samples or criteria. This approach allows for the flexibility and nuance seen in how we categorize less concrete categories.

While Some Concrete Categories Have Clear-Cut Criteria, Many Categories Do