The result is consistent with the reasoning if the reasoning states because the statement was an admission by a party opponent than the result must be admissible. The result and the reasoning must agree. If an option does any one of the three, you can stop your analysis, eliminate it and move. In Order to be correct, it must be correct in every respect. The reasoning is legally wrong.
Options stating only a snippet of a legal rule is okay if the snippet addresses the central issue.
An option can be wrong because, although it's factually and legally correct, it's not as precise or effective as an option. An option that is easier to prove is more likely to be correct than an option that is difficult to prove. Don't guess until you've eliminated all the definitely wrong responses. The issue that jumps out is likely to be the issue that the correct response addresses. Beware of distracters, foils, seducers.