The Similarity-Leniency Hypothesis Seems to Generally Apply When _____

The similarity-leniency hypothesis seems to generally apply when _____. In such cases, jurors tend to _____ to those defendants who are like them.

A) evidence is weak or inconclusive; give harsher sentences
B) evidence is weak or inconclusive; give the benefit of the doubt
C) evidence is especially strong; give harsher sentences
D) evidence is especially strong; give the benefit of the doubt