Critic: People todayplace an especially high value on respect for others; yet, in their comedyacts, many of today's most popular comedians display blatant disrespect forothers. But when people fail to live up to the very ideals they hold in highestesteem, exaggeration of such failings often forms the basis of successfulcomedy. Thus the current popularity of comedians who display disrespect intheir acts is hardly surprising. The critic's argument depends on which one ofthe following assumptions? A) People who enjoy comedians who display disrespect in their acts donot place a high value on respect for others. B) Only comedians who display blatant disrespect in their acts are currentlysuccessful. C) Many people disapprove of the portrayal of blatant disrespect forothers in comedy acts. D) People who value an ideal especially highly do not always succeed inliving up to this ideal. E) People today failto live up to their own ideals more frequently than was the case in the past.
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