Question ID:PT78 S3 Q14 Passage:Seventeenth-century proponents of the philosophical school of thought known as mechanism produced numerous arguments that sought to use the principles of mechanism to establish the superiority of monarchies over all other systems of government. This proliferation of arguments has been construed as evidence that the principles of mechanism themselves are in tension with democracy. But it is more likely that the principles of mechanism support democracy and that the arguments multiplied because none of them worked. Stem:The claim that the proliferation of arguments has been construed as evidence that the principles of mechanism themselves are in tension with democracy plays which one of the following roles in the argument? Correct Answer Choice:CChoice A:It states a principle that the argument seeks to establish. Choice B:It describes a general phenomenon that the argument seeks to explain. Choice C:It introduces a hypothesis that the argument challenges. Choice D:It provides evidence in support of the conclusion of the argument. Choice E:It expresses the conclusion of the argument.