Kimber’s little brother is eating cereal at the breakfast ta…

Kimber’s little brother is eating cereal at the breakfast table. Just as Kimber steps out of the kitchen she hears a loud crash and returns to see her little brother’s cereal all over the floor. Her brother claims that the cat got out of her crate and pushed his cereal off the table, but Kimber understands that the simpler explanation is that he accidentally spilled his cereal. What scientific thinking principle did Kimber use?