what is the allusion in this passage

as so we conclude that despite the plethora televisions. stereo, video games, gigantic movie theater complexes and the world wide web-- all of which bombard the populace and myriad images and numberless opportunities to communicate --the fears of literary Luddites remains unfounded. Americans are buying and reading more books than ever before. Both literary ans scholarly erudition a well- guarded bastion of quiet but persistence endeavor

a myriad
b plethora
c Luddites
d scholarly erudition

is it c luddites

Right!

Yes, the allusion in this passage is "Luddites." So the correct answer is option C. Luddites.

Yes, the allusion in this passage is to "Luddites." Luddites were a group of early 19th-century English textile workers who protested against the mechanization of textile production, fearing that it would lead to job loss and a decline in traditional craftsmanship. In this passage, the author uses the term "literary Luddites" to refer to people who fear that new technologies such as television, video games, and the internet will lead to a decline in reading and literary pursuits. So, the correct answer is indeed option C, "Luddites."