John Wyndham Lewis, the famous sociologist, postulated that

John Wyndham Lewis, the famous sociologist, postulated that if murder is a worse crime than blackmail and blackmail is a worse crime than theft, how much more so is murder a worse crime than theft.

Which is a correct analysis of the above argument?


A) A case operating in one situation will also be operative in another situation, if both situations are characterized in identical terms

B) A case that operates under certain conditions will surely be operative in other situations in which the same conditions are present in a more acute form

C) A case that clearly expresses the purpose it was meant to serve will also apply in other situations in which the identical purpose may be served

D) A case that begins with a generalization as to intended application, then continues until the specification of particular cases, and then concludes with a restatement of the generalization, can be applied only to the particular cases specified.

E) None of the above.