Question

After a couple of cars were broken into, neighbors began to believe that there was a crime spree occurring in their neighborhood. in fact, many were reporting minor dings and scratches on their cars to the police, claiming that criminals had tried to break in and steal their cars. the police believed that the original crimes were isolated incidents carried out by teenagers as nothing was stolen. which of the six principles of scientific thinking does this example best fit

Answer 1

The answer is "Occam's razor".

Occam's razor refers to a rule from rationality. Assume there exist two clarifications for an event. For this situation the less complex one is generally better. Another method for saying it is that the more suppositions you need to make, the all the more improbable a clarification is.