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Craft and StructureVery hardWord for evidence that supports a claim indirectly

Craft and Structure practice question

No document records the meeting, but the ____ evidence is strong: both men were in the city that week, and each wrote to a friend the next day about a 'long conversation'.

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

  1. A. circumstantialCorrect
  2. B. conclusive
  3. C. forged
  4. D. documentary

Answer: A. circumstantial

Surrounding facts, no record.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. conclusive
The text says no document records it; the case is strong but indirect.
C. forged
Nothing is forged.
D. documentary
Documentary evidence is exactly what is missing.

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