Passage Summary: Critics argue that because historians pick and choose what facts to tell us, history books are really just reflections of the historians' own biases rather than objective records of what actually happened.

Conclusion: Historical accounts reveal more about the underlying assumptions of the historians who write them than they do about the actual events of the past.

Reasoning: Historians do not simply find patterns in history; they create them by choosing which specific details to include or exclude from their narratives.

Analysis: The critic makes a significant leap from the 'act of selection' to the 'dominance of bias.' To bridge this gap, the argument must assume that the process of choosing what to include is so subjective that it fundamentally colors the entire narrative. Look for an answer that suggests the patterns in history aren't just influenced by the historian, but are primarily a product of the historian's own perspective. If the patterns were actually there regardless of the historian's choice, the conclusion would fall apart.