Craft and StructureVery hardWord for evidence built from surrounding facts
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?
- A. circumstantialCorrect
- B. conclusive
- C. fabricated
- 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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