The art in scientific thinking-whether in chemistry, economics, or engineering-is

A) the design and implementation of laboratory experiments.
B) the ability to make an abstract subject easy to understand.
C) deciding which assumptions to make.
D) not something in which scientists have to be skilled.

Scientific Thinking

A method of inquiry that involves observing phenomena, asking questions, forming hypotheses, conducting experiments, and drawing conclusions based on evidence.

Assumptions

Conditions or principles that are taken as true or as certain to happen, without proof, for the purpose of argument or investigation.