Many so-called social playwrights are distinctly

Many so-called social playwrights are distinctly ____ ; rather than allowing the members of the audience to form their own opinions, these writers force a viewpoint on the viewer.
A. conciliatory
B. prolific
C. iconoclastic
D. didactic
E. contumacious

What does the bold part suggest?

That the audience members view is not strictly their own. The playwrights have engineered their plot in such a way that the audience member is manipulated into thinking a certain way.

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