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- Thu Jul 15, 2021 12:23 pm
#88768
nz,
Consider what's been said above - answer choice (E) is incorrect because it's too extreme. That's its major problem - the author does think the scholars at line 32 made a mistake, because they both questioned the "golden age" narrative but accepted a framework that seems to presuppose the very narrative they questioned. So the author has at least a somewhat negative opinion toward these scholars. Those arguing for answer choice (E) were incorrect because "without merit" is too extreme, but it is on the right "side" of things - the author's opinion is negative, and answer choice (E) is negative. So compare answer choice (A). That's entirely, strongly positive. That's completely opposite to the author's view about the scholars.
Robert Carroll
Consider what's been said above - answer choice (E) is incorrect because it's too extreme. That's its major problem - the author does think the scholars at line 32 made a mistake, because they both questioned the "golden age" narrative but accepted a framework that seems to presuppose the very narrative they questioned. So the author has at least a somewhat negative opinion toward these scholars. Those arguing for answer choice (E) were incorrect because "without merit" is too extreme, but it is on the right "side" of things - the author's opinion is negative, and answer choice (E) is negative. So compare answer choice (A). That's entirely, strongly positive. That's completely opposite to the author's view about the scholars.
Robert Carroll