Because of its importance to both you and Dr. Nemur (and need I say to myself, too?) I have checked and rechecked my results a dozen times in the hope of finding an error. What type of transition word

Because of its importance to both you and Dr. Nemur (and need I say to myself, too?) I have checked and rechecked my results a dozen times in the hope of finding an error. What type of transition word is found in the passage? compare contrast sequence cause/effect A.compare

B.contrast

C.sequence

D.cause/effect