As with earlier treatments for short stature, the latest wave of drugs has met with a chorus of controversy. The companies argue that their products offer a safe way for parents to insure their children against a lifetime of discrimination in work and romance. Critics are of the opinion that society is buying into the idea that someone who is short has a medical problem _____________________________ .
option A
[C] can be negated immediately because from the passage it is not clear whether the critics are concerned about the variance in effects of the drugs. The last sentence of the passage indicates that the critics do not approve of the way the companies are making profit out of a normal physical condition. [B] can also be negated because the passage does not indicate anything about the concerns of the people using the drugs. [A] and [D] both may seem plausible. Compared to [D], [A] puts forth the disapproval of the critics in stronger terms.