Take the following as truth: Still, critics say the daughter has inherited the father's gift for fine, lapidary prose [and] carefully controlled language (Michiko Kakutani, the New York Times ). The book wins praise largely because of its keen rendering of the self-indulgent '70s.
Then the following statement: "The daughter's father was a proficient writer." is true, false, or inconclusive?
Answer: Inconclusive