Describing the square, hard, four-legged, flat surface in your kitchen as "a piece of household furniture" would be an example of:
A)using a basic-level category description
B)using a superordinate category description
C)using a subordinate category description
D)using prototypes

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Describing the object as "a piece of household furniture" uses a superordinate category description because it refers to a very general category that includes many types of items, rather than specifying it as a table, which would be a more specific or basic-level category.

Describing the Square, Hard, Four-Legged, Flat Surface in Your Kitchen