|Question 7Verbal

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President Richard Nixon is most famous for his participation in the 1970s Watergate political scandal, a convoluted tale of criminality and eroded ethics involving a constellation of associates such as Attorney General Richard Kleindienst and Republican Party official Robert Mardian. But Nixon's legacy is complex: he has been praised for his role in opening relations between the United States and China, and he once made an attempt at reforming United States health care policy that is arguably a precursor to the Affordable Care Act, which became law during the Barack Obama administration.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
It compares the achievements of two historical figures.
A
It offers information suggesting that a particular perception of a historical figure is an oversimplification.
B
It provides evidence supporting a claim about a historical figure and that figure's associates.
C
It explains why a historical figure's accomplishments are often disregarded by historians.
D