Which of the following excerpts from Diamond's article best sets the
groundwork for his argument from precedent?
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A. But before we let ourselves get depressed, we should also
remember that there is another long list of cultures that have
managed to prosper for lengthy periods of time.
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B. Today, despite having the highest human population density of any
large developed country, Japan is more than 70 percent forested.
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C. Pitcairn, the uninhabited island settled in 1790 by the H. M.S.
Bounty mutineers, had actually been populated by Polynesians
800 years earlier.
D. There were also the ancient Fertile Crescent societies, the Khmer
at Angkor Wat, the Moche society of Peru - the list goes on.