Why not C?

Hi @mikeheath, Thanks for the question! So this question is asking us about the use of conceding that “correlating federal intervention and the acceleration of black economic progress might be incorrect,” which happens in the last paragraph in lines 58-60. So we should read the lines before and after to get a full context of how that’s being used. Is it conceding a point to the continuity theorists? Well, no, because the quote only says the the correlation might be incorrect, and then afterward, the argument goes on to basically say that the correlation is still correct. So a point isn’t actually succeeded; the point of the quote is to anticipate an objection and then rebut it, not to actually concede anything. Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

Thanks! I get that now.

No problem! Glad I could help.