read the description of true Descates below. Which steps of the scientific method does the descriptions most closely match

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Read the description of René Descartes below. Which step of the scientific method does the description most closely match?

René Descartes was a French philosopher born in 1596, a time when many long held beliefs were changing. His new way of thinking led him to decide to doubt everything until he could prove it. His goal was to achieve certainty through methodical and logical questioning.

A. Step 2: Form a hypothesis. B. Step 3: Test the hypothesis. C. Step 4: Collect data. D. Step 1: State the question or observation.

Answer:

D. Step 1: State the question or observation.

Explanation:

As you can see in the question above, Descartes did not generate any hypothesis about a given natural or scientific event, and he did not do any tests to prove or affirm his hypothesis. As he did not test, he does not have any data to collect. However, we can see that he was making observations regarding the changes he perceived to be happening in his beliefs. With that observation he started to question himself and see problems with what was happening.

For this reason, we can conclude that the letter D is correct.