PT77.S2.Q18 - historian: those who claim

Niner Papa

I eliminated answer choice D because it says, "fails to exclude...." As I see it, answer choice D would perfectly address the flaw in the argument if it said something like, "excludes the possibility..." or "fails to consider the possibility...." Am I missing something?
https://7sage.com/lsat_explanations/lsat-77-section-2-question-18/

OlamHafuch

I don't think so. The argument is trying to say that they have no good evidence, so he doesn't exclude that possibility. The flaw in the reasoning is that the reason he gives for this being true doesn't hold water, b/c just b/c you are motivated by snobbery, doesn't mean you can't say something legitimate. t