Recently the focus of historical studies of different ethnic groups in

Frustrating. Question 5 had two contenders. The word "support" in B) threw me off. The author of the passage clearly in paragraph 3 makes a contention against F and O's work. So I don't see why he/she would quote them to 'show support'. Does anyone else feel mislead here?

5. The author of the passage quotes Fugita and O’Brien (Text In Blue) most probably in order to

(A) point out a weakness in their hypothesis about the strength of community ties among Japanese Americans
(B) show how they support their claim about the notability of community cohesion for Japanese Americans
(C) indicate how they demonstrate the high degree of adaptation of Japanese Americans to United States culture
(D) suggest that they have inaccurately compared Japanese Americans to other ethnic groups in the United States
(E) emphasize their contention that the Japanese American sense of peoplehood extended beyond local and family ties