1 Bacon
2 Locke
3 Confucius
4 Plato and Socrates
5 Descartes: “I think
The Category was:
Famous philosophers
Why These Clues Connect
Today's LinkedIn Pinpoint #875 gives five clues: Bacon, Locke, Confucius, Plato and Socrates, Descartes: “I think.
Read together, the five clues point to the category Famous philosophers.
Category Analysis
This puzzle fits the General knowledge bucket, so test each clue against the same family before you lock in a guess.
- Clue 1: Bacon
- Clue 2: Locke
- Clue 3: Confucius
- Clue 4: Plato and Socrates
- Clue 5: Descartes: “I think
Difficulty Ranking
We rank this puzzle as Easy. Most clues are recognizable names, which makes the shared category easier to test after the second or third clue.
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