It has been argued that the immense size of Tyrannosaurus rex would have made it so slow that it could only have been a scavenger, not a hunter, since it would not have been able to chase down its prey. This, however, is an overly hasty inference. T. rex' s prey, if it was even larger than T rex, would probably have been slower than T. rex. The claim that T. rex could only have been a scavenger, not a hunter, plays which one of the following roles in the argument?
A: It is offered as evidence that is necessary for drawing the conclusion advanced by the argument
B: It is a hypothesis that is claimed in the argument to be logically inconsistent with the conclusion advanced by the argument.
C: It is offered as evidence in support of a hypothesis that the argument concludes to be false.
D: It is a hypothesis that the argument attempts to undermine by calling into question the sufficiency of the evidence.
Choose A, B, C or D as your solution.
D