When Our Nation Begins to Use Torture as a Means

Multiple Choice

When our nation begins to use torture as a means to an end, we chip away at the values we profess to defend. Little by little and step by step, we coarsen our society. We cheapen ourselves until we become no different than those who commit acts of terror. At that point, what shall we make of ourselves? Joseph Neri, Letter to the Editor

A) Argument; conclusion: Little by little and step by step, we coarsen our society.
B) Argument; conclusion: At that point, what shall we make of ourselves?
C) Argument; conclusion: When our nation ... we profess to defend.
D) Argument; conclusion: We cheapen ourselves ... acts of terror.
E) Nonargument.