Defense attorneys have occasionally argued that their clients’ misconduct stemmed from a reaction to something ingested, but in attributing criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy, the perpetrators are in effect told that they are not responsible for their actions.
(A)in attributing criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy
==> prepositional phrase "in attributing" is modifying the subject "perpetrators" which is incorrect, hence out
(B) if criminal
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(A)in attributing criminal or delinquent behavior to some food allergy
==> prepositional phrase "in attributing" is modifying the subject "perpetrators" which is incorrect, hence out
(B) if criminal
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