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Craft and Structure practice question

The evidence against him was entirely ____: no one had seen him at the scene, but his car had been, and his coat, and his debts gave him a motive.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. circumstantialCorrect
  2. B. conclusive
  3. C. fabricated
  4. D. anecdotal

Answer: A. circumstantial

Facts around the crime, not a witness to it.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. conclusive
Nothing settled the matter.
C. fabricated
Nothing suggests invention.
D. anecdotal
Cars and coats are not stories.

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