There is little plausibility to the claim

Good LSAT question that focuses on parts of the question (similar to bold face)!

I don't think its a Gmat like question.

Option E is just a direct statement from the passage!
Whats the source?

A wonderful question to test one's reading and reasoning skills!

In the first sentence, the author rejects the idea that it is absurd to criticize anyone for being critical (it is alright to criticize anyone for being critical).
The author then goes on saying, after all people must assess one another and all assessments may not be positive (goes well with the author’s assertion that it is alright to criticize anyone for being critical).
Finally, the author puts forward his idea that one should not be judgmental because being judgmental is not only assessing someone negatively but also doing so before an effort to understand something.
In short, the author says that it is alright to criticize anyone for being critical, but one should not be judgmental.

Let's look at the options, and try to eliminate the incorrect options:

(A) To be judgmental is to assess someone negatively prior to making a serious effort at understanding. This is a premise that supports the author's opinion that one should not be judgmental.
(B) It is absurd to criticize anyone for being critical. This goes against what author has said in the argument.
(C) There is some plausibility to the claim that it is absurd to criticize anyone for being critical. The author says that there is little plausibility to the claim that it is absurd to criticize anyone for being critical, meaning that the claim is not valid, and it is alright to criticize anyone for being critical. However, the option says that there is some plausibility to the claim, meaning that the claim is valid to an extent. Thus, this option states opposite to what the author has stated in the argument.
(D) Not all assessments people make of one another will be positive. This is a piece of information that goes well with the overall argument; it is not a conclusion stated by the author.
(E) There is wisdom behind the injunction against being judgmental This is exactly what the author says in the argument.

Hence, the main conclusion of the argument is that there is wisdom behind the injunction against being judgmental. Hence, option (e).

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