Attorneys for a criminal defendant charged that the government, in a cover-up, had destroyed evidence that government replied that there is no evidence that would even tend to support the defendant in the case.
Which one of the following is the most accurate evaluation of the government’s reply?
(A) It
leaves open the question of whether the
government had destroyed such evidence. - CORRECT. If govt knew that evidence would not have benefitted the defendant then there must be something worthy enough to get evaluated and concluded in such a manner as govt did. It was not a fair or neutral stance on govt's part.
(B) It establishes that the
attorneys’ charge is an exaggeration. - WRONG. No not all.
(C) It shows that the
attorneys did not know whether their charge was true. - WRONG. Altogether leads the passage in a different direction that is not relevant or rather kills the question stem itself.
(D) It demonstrates the
government’s failure to search for evidence in its files. - WRONG. Opposite(evidence-wise) to what we are looking for.
(E) If true, it
effectively disproves the charge made on behalf of the defendant. - WRONG. Now this what we call an exaggeration.
So many THATs
that I'm searching for space to hide myself from them such
that that it is making me paranoic.
Anyway coming back to the point. The crux of the passage is that the claim on defendant's behalf made by Attorney's is eventually true because of the inherent nature of govt's reply. Basically, govt's reply is such that it shot it's own feet. So, which one of the choice does that is our answer.
Answer A.