Question

Read the student's analysis of The Dark Game by Paul Janeczko. Janeczko impresses readers with the amount of Russian communication intercepted by the Allies in Berlin. He establishes the scope of the project by stating, "The three cables, carrying 1,200 communication channels, yielded over 50,000 reels of recording tape, or, put another way, twenty-five tons of tape." And he goes on to explain that the "SIS Main Processing Office in London employed three hundred workers who recorded 75,000 conversations and fully transcribed 17,000 of them." Which sentence best completes the analysis with an explanation? Readers enjoy Janeczko's tales because he describes old fashined ways that communication was carried out in the past. Readers trust Janeczko's judgment because he includes specific information backed by statistical data. Readers understand Janeczko's ideas because he describes anitquated ideas in modern language. Readers accept Janeczko's claim because he cites staggering statistical evidence of the project's size.

Answer 1

Readers accept Janeczko’s claim because he cites staggering statistical evidence of the project’s size.

Answer 2

Answer:

Readers accept Janeczko's claim because he cites staggering statistical evidence of the project's size.

Explanation:

This is the sentence that best completes the analysis with an explanation. In these lines, we learn about the ways in which Russian communication was intercepted by the Allies in Berlin. Janeczko describes both the way in which this was done, as well as the scope of the project they were involved in. The description shows a large amount of impressive statistical evidence, which helps the reader accept Janeczko's claim.