Question

In a group discussion about James Fennimore Cooper, which sentence is most clearly using evidence from outside resources?

A. According to Mark Twain's essay, "Fennimore Cooper's Literary Offenses," Cooper was completely overhyped.
B. One of James Fennimore Cooper's most enduring and emotional stories is The Last of the Mohicans.
C. Stories like The Deerslayer show that James Fennimore Cooper was a product of the Romantic era, nothing more.
D. James Fennimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales is both surprisingly enlightened and prejudiced.

Answer 1

The sentence that is most clearly using evidence from outside resources is A) According to Mark Twain's essay, "Fennimore Cooper's Literary Offenses," Cooper was completely overhyped.
The reason for this is because all other options use Cooper's sources, whereas this one uses Twain's.