Question Statement:
An essay opens with the conventional assumption that large multipurpose dams are indispensable for flood control, presents three empirical case studies where dams amplified downstream flood peaks, and concludes by advocating decentralized check dams. The organizational strategy is:
Options:
- (A) Refuting a prevailing orthodox view through counter-evidence before proposing an alternative
- (B) Chronological recounting of dam construction milestones
- (C) Unconditional endorsement of prevailing engineering practice
- (D) Purely descriptive technical breakdown without argumentation