Choice C is the best answer. Wollstonecraft cites the statement made by the authors of Passage 1 that excluding women from political participation is "according to abstract principles . . . impossible to explain" (lines 61-65"open...your"). Wollstonecraft then states that if the authors of Passage 1 can discuss "the abstract rights of man" they should be able to discuss the abstract rights of women (lines 66-69"constitution ...this"). In these lines, Wollstonecraft is developing her argument by highlighting a flaw in the reasoning presented by the authors of Passage 1.
Choices A, B, and D are incorrect because Wollstonecraft does not refer to the statement made in Passage 1 to call into question the authors' qualifica-tions, dispute the assertion that women are excluded by their own govern-ment (sentence one of Passage 1), or validate the authors' conclusions on gender roles.