Assertion (A): The 9/11 attacks defined the early twenty-first century. Reason (R): Christopher Brookmyre's A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away, published just before them, was prescient.

1. ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
2. BBoth A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. CA is correct but R is not correct
4. DA is not correct but R is correct

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Correct answer: B. Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Both statements are true, but the novel's prescience does not explain why the attacks defined the age.