Q12

[geethmuthu]

Could someone please help me out with this question? I can't seem to find the line where the author says that literary criticism employs skill and insight. If anything the passage shows me that he has the opposite POV.

[rinagoldfield]

The author implies that she doesn’t like deconstructionists"”check out language like "presumptuously" on line 10 and her snarky characterization of deconstructionists as hard-hat wearing demolishers who, serving as "both judge and executioner," leave works of literature "reduced to a pile of rubble." (lines 41, 54-56).

But the author directly contrasts deconstructionism with a broader understanding of criticism (lines 44-50). She implies that she does like criticism, choosing to highlight the term’s origin ("skillful") and linking it to wisdom (lines 47-49).

(B) is supported. The author dislikes those who "deconstruct" but likes those who "offer criticism;" criticism has overtones of "wisdom," "insight" and "skill" (lines 47-49).

(A) and (D) are contradicted. They describe deconstructionism, which the author dislikes.
(D) is out of scope"”the number of critics is irrelevant.
(E) is unsupported. The author doesn’t imply that "conventional text structures" are "superior."

Does that make sense?