
Passage: Thomas Paine discusses the question of whether monarchy and hereditary system are reasonable in Common Sense. To those who believe that hereditary system is reasonable, Paine asks and answers, how did the original king come into being? There are only 3 possibilities either by lottery, or by election, or by usurpation, and if the first king was chosen by lot or by election this would set a precedent for later kings, thus denying hereditary practice. If the first king had been usurped, no one would have been so bold as to defend the hereditary throne.
Question: Which of the following best describes the technique used in Paine's argument?
A. A.Arguing that a proposition does not hold by showing that it contradicts an established proposition
B. B.Arguing that a proposition does not hold by deriving a false conclusion
C. C.Arguing that the proposition holds by showing that all possible explanations lead to the same proposition
D. D.Arguing that the remaining explanation is true by excluding all other possible explanations
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