People playing the parlor game "20 Questions" often use hierarchical organization strategies.One player asks up to 20 yes/no questions to determine the identity of an object another player has selected.The player's questions usually start as general and get more specific as the player approaches a likely guess.Initial questions asked by a player are often one of three questions: "Is it an animal?" "Is it a vegetable?" and "Is it a mineral?" Each of these three questions describes which level of categorization?
A)Typical
B)Basic
C)Subordinate
D)Superordinate

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The three questions "Is it an animal?", "Is it a vegetable?", and "Is it a mineral?" describe the superordinate level of categorization, which is the most general level. The other levels include the basic level, which is more specific than superordinate but more general than subordinate, and the subordinate level, which is the most specific. Therefore, the best choice is D, superordinate.

People Playing the Parlor Game "20 Questions" Often Use Hierarchical