sjmdlycs

本题是作者提出大众的普遍看法，然后用finding去反驳。E是正确的。

D的意思是，作者对aging by itself brings about a loss of creative capacity有看法，而finding是这些看法的依据。

与E不同，D表达的是前后一致 （challenge, use finding to challenge), 而E表达的是前后冲突 （defend, use finding to challenge)。作者恰恰是想要推翻defense,用finding制造冲突。因而，选E

endless1990

LS:

You confused the following concepts:
大家 vs the author

It is the author, not 大家, who challenges the notion that aging by itself brings about a loss of creative capacity. Actually 大家 believe that aging by itself brings about a loss of creative capacity.