The point in the passage where the author arrives at a thesis is E. first four sentences of the fourth paragraph ("Of course ... at issue").
<h3>What is a thesis?</h3>
It should be noted that a thesis simply means a piece of writing that's based on one's research. It's the main idea.
In this case, the point in the passage where the author arrives at a thesis is the first four sentences of the fourth paragraph ("Of course ... at issue").
