I understand the video’s explanation behind (E). However, I fail to see why (D) is not true as well. In my reading of the passage, the sentence “These points may seem obvious… relic of the past.” (29–31) is saying Martin failed to explain how Douglass’s “antiracist egalitarianism… fits in with his espousal of the liberal Victorian attitudes” (19–21). The author classifies this failure as a “rebuttal to those critics who dismiss Douglass’ ideology as a relic of the past.” Given what is stated in “But this very argument… even wrongheaded” (8–13), are the aforementioned “critics” not the “present-day intellectuals” to which the question refers?
I would greatly appreciate if someone could guide me on where I have erred.
Thanks in advance.
