Take the following as truth: And whatever one's quibbles, Goodman should be credited with doing what Singer and Malamud and even Ozick were never really able to  making the most rigorous form of Judaism seem plausible as an American life.
Then the following statement: "Malamud an Ozick tried many times but failed to reconcile Judaism and American life." is true, false, or inconclusive?
Answer: Inconclusive