User blog comment:Falconeye48/Does Bioware think were stupid?/@comment-78.8.245.198-20131027102159/@comment-24174486-20131027211229

1. The fact that Shepard was one of the Alliance's top soldiers but also the galaxy's leading authority on Reapers.

2. The Virmire survivor pretty much speaks for themselves, not to mention that they quickly regain trust in Shepard if they take the time.

3. Dialogue during the mission refers to the possibility of a Cerberus/indoctrinated mole.

4. I have absolutely no clue how that is supposed to be a "plothole", but clearly I'm not running on the same definition of "plothole" (i.e. the actual definition of "plothole") as you are.