Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
By examining the information given, the reader can deduce the usage of
the murder weapons by the relevant contestant. Looking at the initial conditions, Phil is explicitly
identified as the second-largest of the contestants, and since another condition states only the largest
contestant gets to use the tire iron, that weapon is thus ineligible for Phil to use. The last of the initial
conditions explicitly states that Phil cannot use the knife, eliminating that weapon. As seen in a previous
question, the reader has already deduced that Aggie was assigned the piano wire. That leaves only one
weapon for Phil to use: the poison. Thus, D is the correct answer.