When Matheos Went Out into His Vegetable Garden This Morning

Multiple Choice

When Matheos went out into his vegetable garden this morning, he saw that one of his tomato plants had been torn apart and that a trail of tomato bits led back to a sizable hole in the ground. Based on the evidence, he determined that the plant had probably been eaten by a wild animal of some kind. What is the process Matheos used to come to this conclusion?

A) comparing
B) prioritizing
C) deducing
D) contrasting