I sense the apprehension from the author at the end, but i don't totally see the author feeling unrealistic.

@BradG, Happy to help. The question says, "It can be inferred that the author of the passage viewsDrescher’s presentation of British traditions concerning liberty as..." (B) says, "somewhat unrealistic" The second paragraph of the passage reveals to us Drescher's argument. We also get some remarks from the author of the passage. David Eltis and the author make additional comments on Drescher's views in the third paragraph of the passage, and this is where British traditions of liberty are brought up (line 31). Here, we see that Eltis eschews Drescher's idealization of British traditions of liberty, and the author of the passage appears to be in harmony with this thought. From this, we can infer that the author views Drescher's presentation of British traditions concerning liberty as somewhat unrealistic, making (B) the correct answer choice. Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any more questions!

Can you explain why E is incorrect? I also feel like "unrealistic" is a bit too strong and that "superficially convincing" seems more appropriate.