Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first paragraph

A．Ahistoricaltheoryissketchedandaproblemwiththetheoryiscited.
B．Evidenceforanobjectiontoatheoryismentionedandageneralizationfromthatevidenceisadvanced.
C．Aparadoxabouttheoriginsofahistoricalphenomenonispointedoutandtheauthor'sexplanationoftheparadoxisexpounded.
D．Astatementaboutahistoricalphenomenonisofferedandapossiblemisinterpretationofthatstatementisaddressed.
E．Anewexplanationforahistoricalphenomenonisgivenandevidenceforthatexplanationisprovided.