Click to read the passage from "Lifeboat Ethics," by Garrett Hardin. Then answer the question.

Which of the following best describes the author's use of deductive
reasoning?

A. He cites population growth statistics to present a more logical argument and establish his credibility.

B. He uses the lifeboat metaphor to appeal to the reader's emotions.

C. He describes population growth in the United States more specifically and then examines population growth throughout the world generally

D. He describes population growth generally and then explains how
that applies to the United States and poorer nations more specifically