Question

when a group of archivists cataloging newly declassified materials in 2017 uncovered a shipment of coded letters from wartime europe alongside a box of military dispatches dated march 1945, the documents helped historians piece together the events of the final offensive. ____ several key pages had been deliberately redacted or destroyed, leaving critical gaps in the command decisions made during the war’s closing weeks.
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which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
a fittingly,
b that said,
c indeed,
d likewise,

Explanation:

To determine the logical transition, we analyze the relationship between the two sentences. The first sentence says the documents helped historians piece together events, and the second says key pages were redacted/destroyed (creating gaps). This is a contrast or qualification of the first statement. "That said" is used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement, which fits here. "Fittingly" implies something appropriate, which doesn't fit. "Indeed" is for emphasis or confirmation, not contrast. "Likewise" is for similarity, which is not the case here.

Answer:

B. That said,