What best describes the effect of the word fiend in this excerpt?

It characterizes Judge Lenon as a corrupt judge who cares more about patriotism than he cares about justice.

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.