It can be inferred from the passage that most modern critics assume which one of the following in their interpretatio...

JYL February 1, 2022

I second this question, I also referred to the lines mentioned by Haoqing, and felt that D was a good option.

Ravi February 8, 2022

The reason D does not work here is because the critics are not assuming that the works provide no relevant basis for analysis; rather, they simply believe Webster's work wasn't good. Thus, we can get rid of it.