Which sentence BEST illustrates the author's purpose?

A) [T]he identification of the criminal's own fingerprints may be the most important tool in the conviction of a criminal.
B) The unique combination of the loops, arches, and whorls determine the shape of the ridges on a person's fingertips.
C) If a match is found, further matching is done by an expert to declare an exact match.
D) Computers and lasers can develop an entire set of prints from these small traces.

A. The identification of the criminal's own fingerprints may be the most important tool in the conviction of a criminal.

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Without knowing/reading the excerpt, I can determine that this statement is the author's purpose because the other answer choices are just listing details from the story, that actually support this statement.

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dear evan hansen is a stage musical with music and lyrics by benj pasek and justin paul, and book by steven levenson.

the musical opened on broadway at the music box theatre in december 2016, after its world premiere at the arena stage in washington, d.c., in july 2015 and an off-broadway production at second stage theatre from march to may 2016.

at the 71st tony awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including best musical, best score, best actor in a musical for ben platt, and best featured actress in a musical for rachel bay jones.

gandhi had lead a successful campaign of nonviolent civil resistance to british rule, which led to india's independence. good luck

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