In 1996, all ResearchTech projects were funded either by the government ... ...

In 1996, all ResearchTech projects were funded either by the government or by private corporations. The Gilman Survey, a ResearchTech project, was not funded by the government but was conducted in 1996. It must therefore have been funded by private corporations. Which one of the following is most similar in its reasoning to the argument above?
(A) Legal restrictions on consumer purchases have a variety of aims; for example, some are paternalistic, and others are designed to protect civil liberties. Ordinance 304, a legal restriction on alcohol sales, does not protect civil liberties. It must therefore be paternalistic.
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*This question is included in Oct 2012 LSAT (PT67): Logical Reasoning A