Which of the following actions can best be described as indulging in “generational chauvinism” (lines 40-41) as that practice is defined in the passage?
A.Condemning a present-day monarch merely because many monarchs have been tyrannical in the past.
B.Clinging to the formal standards of politeness common in one’s youth to such a degree that any relaxation of those standards is intolerable
C.Questioning the accuracy of a report written by an employee merely because of the employee’s gender.
D.Deriding the superstitions accepted as “science” in past eras without acknowledging the prevalence of irrational beliefs today.
E.Labeling a nineteenth-century politician as “corrupt” for engaging in once-acceptable practices considered intolerable today.