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Which statement provides the most compelling evidence for the argument that a mine destroyed the ship?

“The electric lights, of which there were eight in the cabin where I was sitting, went out.”
“I knew that the Maine had been blown up, and believed that she had been blown up from the outside.”
“On what might have caused [the hull] to buckle inward, the evidence is inconclusive.”
“Computer analysis also shows that even a small, handmade mine could have penetrated the ship’s hull and set off explosions.”

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Answered by GPT-4o mini
The statement that provides the most compelling evidence for the argument that a mine destroyed the ship is:

“Computer analysis also shows that even a small, handmade mine could have penetrated the ship’s hull and set off explosions.”

This statement references scientific analysis, suggesting a plausible mechanism by which a mine could have caused the destruction of the ship, thereby strengthening the argument that a mine was responsible.
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