I know you are super busy, but can you please help me with the math homework today? You are so good at math and I am really having trouble. Plus, if you help me today, I will help you with your book report next week. Also, my mom made these totally yummy cookies today and we can have some while we are working.
The correct answer is B. Was
The correct answer is B) Complicated. This is because of 2 reasons. The first reason is that complicated and convoluted are synonyms. But assuming you were unsure of that, use these context clues:
-If her argument was straightforward, would they have a problem understanding who the criminal was?
-Knotted doesn't make sense in this context, so we know that's not it
-If the argument was circular, and she's speaking in circles, criminal or not, they're going to jail! They wouldn't be confused.
This makes the only possible answer B) Convoluted