<span>B."Those two claims don't add up, but maybe we can find another source that helps us sort them out."
This is the nicest and most effective route to help out a student and point out the contradiction</span>
I am going with option C.
They are known for being smart.
A. personification is the correct answer
My example:
His audacity came in handy when he decided to use deception in his negotiations with the President of the United States.
You see here, audacity means to be bold. To be willing to take a risk.
Deception really means to hide the truth. You ever play TTT?
You have to be bold to hide the truth from an important person. So you need to have the audacity in order to use deception.