The author’s discussion in the first paragraph proceeds in which one ... ...

The author’s discussion in the first paragraph proceeds in which one of the following ways?
(A) from a common claim about the arts, to a denial of this claim as applied to a particular artistic tradition, to a hypothesis about a particular individual
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
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*This question is included in June 2012 LSAT (PT66): Reading Comprehension