The case of the American Revolution is generally regarded as the best

The case of the American Revolution is generally regarded as the best evidence for the claim that societies can attain more benefit than harm from a revolution. But even the american revolution serves this role poorly, since America at the time of the Revolution had a unique advantage. Despite the Revolution, the same civil servants and functionaries remained in office, carrying on the day-to-day work of the government, and thus many of the disruptions that revolutions bring were avoided.

Which one of the following most accurately characterizes the argumentative strategy used in the passage?

(A) demonstrating that the claim argued against is internally inconsistent
(B) supporting a particular position on the basis of general principles
(C) opposing a claim by undermining evidence offered in support of that claim
(D) justifying a view through the use of a series of persuasive examples
(E) comparing two positions in order to illustrate their relative strengths and weaknesses