Christopher Is at a Party and He Meets Two Other

Christopher is at a party and he meets two other students. During the course of the evening the three students start discussing capital punishment. Bernard shares Christopher's beliefs that capital punishment should be allowed, but unlike Christopher, Bernard thinks it should only be used if DNA evidence proves the identity of the suspect. In contrast, Stephen is against capital punishment. At the end of the night Christopher thinks, ""I really liked meeting Bernard, his views were identical to

A) contrast; assimilation
B) assimilation; contrast
C) contrast; reinterpretation
D) reinterpretation; assimilation