false dichotomy

I want to join in on the compliments. Great job! You're an inspiration :D

Is it really necessary for Sanderson to believe the factory is closing in order to mislead his cousin? Maybe there was a substantial possibility that the factory would be closing, but he wasn't sure - perhaps you could say he was agnostic about the issue. It could still be possible that he intended to mislead his cousin into thinking the factory would remain open (despite his knowing that there is a real possibility the factory would be closing).

This was why I eliminated C as an answer choice. I understand why the other choices are wrong, but I still don't fully buy C as the right answer. Thoughts?

Whichever path you take, if anxiety is what's keeping you from getting the score you know you can get, it might be beneficial to do something like meditation. There's an app called Calm that has guided meditations that are 2, 5, and 10 minutes each (and longer, if you have time for it) - perfect for busy people. There is a small fee (I think it's like $3.99), but I found it to be worth it. I too experience a lot of performance anxiety, and I have found that meditating for a few minutes before I do anything important makes me feel a little bit more calm and confident. I have this tendency to catastrophize which was making my score suffer. Meditating actually really helped me to keep those thoughts and feelings at bay. My advice is to do just a couple of minutes every day just so you practice keeping yourself in a peaceful place. Good luck.