Janie was having some difficulty deciding how to organize her defense for the debate competition.She prepared several hypothetical arguments that her opponents might raise,and how she might reply.What cognitive stage of Piaget's theory does this account best illustrate?
A)Concrete operations
B)Formal operations
C)Preoperational thought
D)Sensorimotor

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Janie's ability to generate hypothetical arguments and plan her responses demonstrates the capacity for abstract reasoning and hypothesis testing that is characteristic of the formal operations stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

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