What type of evidence does Orwell use in the passage to support the claim that "political speech and writing are largely the defense of the indefensible”?

Orwell supports the claim by naming specific cases, such as British rule in India, the Russian purges and deportations, and the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan. These are examples of actions that political language tries to defend, rather than statistics or quotations.

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