PT 61 S1 Q9

   It is commonly assumed that even if some forgeries have ... ...

In the first paragraph, the author refers to a highly reputed critic's persistence in believing van Meegeren's forgery to be a genuine Vermeer primarily in order to
(A) argue that many art critics are inflexible in their judgments
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in RC Oct '10 LSAT (PT 61 - Sec 1)