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A sportswriter claims that the club's new goalkeeper has made the defence more confident.

Which finding, if true, would most directly support the claim?

  1. A. Since the goalkeeper arrived, the defenders have been playing higher up the pitch and have committed a third fewer panicked clearances.Correct
  2. B. The goalkeeper was expensive.
  3. C. The goalkeeper is taller than his predecessor.
  4. D. The club has bought two new defenders.

Answer: A. Since the goalkeeper arrived, the defenders have been playing higher up the pitch and have committed a third fewer panicked clearances.

Defenders' behaviour changed.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The goalkeeper was expensive.
Price is not confidence.
C. The goalkeeper is taller than his predecessor.
Height is not confidence.
D. The club has bought two new defenders.
New defenders would confuse the comparison.

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