PT 59 S3 Q23

To predict that a device will be invented, one mustdevelop a conception ... ...

Which one of the following most accurately describes the technique of reasoning employed by the argument?
(A) constructing a counterexample to a general hypothesis about the future
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Complete Section: LR-B, Dec. '09 LSAT (PT 59 Sec. 3)