Mahendra: "In order to finish my baccalaureate degree, I must complete a final project. I have three options for the project: a thesis, an oral exam, or a documentary film. The thesis would require months of research and would delay my graduation. An oral exam would mean coordinating the schedules for multiple professors to conduct the exam, which is very difficult. Thus, the best choice for me is to make a documentary film."
Mahendra's argument proceeds by doing which of the following?
A)Arriving at a choice by eliminating all of its alternatives.
B)Claiming that one choice is preferable to all others in every situation.
C)Supports one preference by showing its relative easiness in comparison to others.
D)Suggests a change to the rules by showing the difficulty of following them.
E)Discounts options by showing that the supporters of such arguments are misguided.

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Mahendra's argument arrives at a choice by eliminating all of its alternatives. Mahendra starts with three choices, and discounts two. He chooses the third without discussing its merits, because he has already eliminated the other two.

Mahendra: "In Order to Finish My Baccalaureate Degree, I Must