In “Enemies from Within,” McCarthy claims that there are many communists at the US State Department.
To support this claim, McCarthy includes the evidence that John Service was investigated by the FBI but that the State Department never prosecuted him.
How well does McCarthy’s evidence support his claim?
A. The evidence shows sound reasoning, because John Service should
have faced a trial.
B. The evidence is not relevant, because John Service was never
accused of being a communist.
C. The evidence is sufficient, because John Service must have had State
Department allies who let him go.
D. The evidence does not show sound reasoning, because John Service
could simply have been not guilty.
D. The evidence does not show sound reasoning, because John Service could simply have been not guilty.
The correct answer is B. The evidence is not relevant because John Service was never accused of being a communist. McCarthy's claim that there are many communists at the US State Department is not supported by the evidence provided. Even if John Service was investigated by the FBI, the fact that he was never prosecuted does not prove that he was a communist or that there are communists in the State Department.
To evaluate how well McCarthy's evidence supports his claim, we need to examine the evidence provided and consider its relevance and reasoning.
The evidence McCarthy presents is that John Service was investigated by the FBI but was never prosecuted by the State Department.
Option A suggests that the evidence supports McCarthy's claim because John Service should have faced a trial. However, this assumption is based on the idea that investigation by the FBI automatically implies guilt, which is not necessarily true.
Option B correctly points out that the evidence is not relevant to McCarthy's claim because John Service was never accused of being a communist. McCarthy's claim is about the presence of communists in the State Department, but the evidence presented does not establish that John Service was a communist.
Option C suggests that the evidence is sufficient because John Service must have had State Department allies who let him go. While this is a possibility, it is not directly supported by the evidence provided.
Option D correctly states that the evidence does not show sound reasoning because John Service could simply have been not guilty. The lack of prosecution by the State Department does not necessarily indicate guilt.
Therefore, the most appropriate answer is B. The evidence is not relevant because John Service was never accused of being a communist.
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