Read the excerpt from the article "Indicted Her for Murder." The awful crime of which Mrs. Hossack stands accused is still fresh in the minds of every newspaper reader in Iowa. Which best describes the excerpt?

The word “awful” expresses a judgment about the alleged crime, rather than an objectively verifiable fact. The claim that it is fresh in the minds of “every newspaper reader in Iowa” also cannot be proven for every reader. Therefore, the excerpt is best described as an opinion that cannot be proven using objective evidence.

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