If you have a well-established theory which says that change does not occur in the heavenly regions (regions of the sky more distant from the Earth than the moon), you will rightly discount reports of observers on a particular occasion who claim to have observed a new star to appear where there was no star before, or to have observed a comet pass through those regions (as opposed to being a mere sublunary phenomenon). (Richard Swinburne, Revelation: From Metaphor to Analogy) This statement is made up of a(n) _____ and a(n) _____. A) argument; conclusion: You will rightly discount reports of observers on a particular occasion who claim to have observed a new star to appear where there was no star before, or to have observed a comet pass through those regions (as opposed to being a mere sublunary phenomenon) B) nonargument; unsupported assertion C) nonargument; conditional statement D) nonargument; illustration

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The statement presents a conditional scenario (if you have a well-established theory...) leading to a specific outcome (you will rightly discount reports...), which classifies it as a nonargument with a conditional statement.

If You Have a Well-Established Theory Which Says That Change