GMAT Sentence Correction (SC) | Re: QOTD: Many experts regarded the increase in credit card

I feel its C...since the sentence says 'Many experts regarded the increase in credit card borrowing in March not as a sign that households were pressed for cash but a sign of confidence....

Many experts regarded the increase in credit card borrowing in March not as a sign that households were pressed for cash and forced to borrow, rather a sign of confidence by households that they could safely handle new debt.

A rather a sign of confidence by households that they could safely
B yet as a sign
...

---