PT 9 S2 Q20

A university should not be entitled to patent the inventions of its faculty ... ...

The claim that a university should not be entitled to patent the inventions of its faculty members plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
(A) It is the conclusion of the argument.
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Practice Set: "Method/Function" Questions, Set 2 - Func