The story of Helen Keller includes an anecdote wherein she states that she recalls having no awareness of her own thought processes prior to acquiring some language skills. The linguistic determinism model suggests that this supports the theory that all thinking is represented linguistically, but other explanations of Keller's remembrance (or lack thereof)posits that most people have poor (or even absent)memories from their early years. This demonstrates which principle of critical thinking?
A)Ruling out rival hypotheses
B)Extraordinary claims
C)Falsifiability
D)Correlation versus causation

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The principle of critical thinking demonstrated in this scenario is ruling out rival hypotheses. It acknowledges that there may be multiple explanations for a phenomenon, but one needs to consider and eliminate alternative explanations before accepting a definitive conclusion. In this case, the explanation that Helen Keller's lack of language hindered her thought process is one possibility, but there could be other factors (such as poor memory) that could also explain her recollection.

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