This is kinda obvious what the teacher is going for lol, Skimming is your answer
Answer:
a statement that disputes a claim
I think the answer is A. Comparable
Hope it is helpful :)
<span>Tom Walker, the protagonist of Washington Irving's "The Devil and Tom Walker," meets the Devil in a swampy land on his way home. Tom, having lived with an abusive wife, "had no fear of the devil." So he was comfortable around the Devil</span>