Anauthor Who Uses a Deductive Thought Pattern in a Paragraph

Anauthor who uses a deductive thought pattern in a paragraph typically

A) states the main idea at the beginning of the paragraph.
B) builds up to the main idea and states it in the middle of the paragraph.
C) builds up to the main idea and states it at the end of the paragraph.
D) does not directly state the main idea in any one sentence.