Question ID:PT34 S2 Q22 Passage:Sociologist:  Some people argue that capital punishment for theft was an essential part of the labor discipline of British capitalism. Critics of such a view argue that more people were executed for theft in preindustrial England than were executed in England after industrialization. But such a criticism overlooks the fact that industrialization and capitalism are two very different social phenomena, and that the latter predated the former by several centuries. Stem:Which one of the following most accurately describes the role played in the passage by the point that capitalism and industrialization are distinct? Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:It is cited as some evidence against the claim that capital punishment for theft was an essential part of the labor discipline of British capitalism. Choice B:It is cited as a direct contradiction of the claim that capital punishment for theft was an essential part of the labor discipline of British capitalism. Choice C:It is an attempt to conclusively prove the claim that capital punishment for theft was an essential part of the labor discipline of British capitalism. Choice D:It is cited as a fact supporting the critics of the view that capital punishment for theft was an essential part of the labor discipline of British capitalism. Choice E:It is an attempt to undermine the criticism cited against the claim that capital punishment for theft was an essential part of the labor discipline of British capitalism.