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Editor Jared Shurin's 2023 anthology The Big Book of Cyberpunk contains 108 stories, an enormous number. The anthology has a vast chronological scope, including both James Tiptree Jr.'s "The Girl Who Was Plugged In" (1973) and Lavanya Lakshminarayan's "Études" (2020). In his introduction, Shurin defines cyberpunk as a subgenre of speculative fiction concerning "the influence of technology on the scale, the pace, or the pattern of human affairs"; however, many critics have previously argued that cyberpunk is a literary movement that is not just idea driven but that has distinctive aesthetic components as well.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
It points out a characteristic that is shared by the work of Tiptree and Lakshminarayan.
A
It explains one of several points of disagreement that an editor of a cyberpunk anthology has with a group of critics.
B
It explains why some critics think that a particular anthology of cyberpunk stories should not be considered a definitive summary of its genre.
C
It suggests a way in which a particular editor's definition of cyberpunk may be considered incomplete.
D