LSAT

Mahendra: “In order to finish my baccalaureate degree, I must complete a final project. I have three options for the project: a thesis, an oral exam, or a documentary film. The thesis would require months of research and would delay my graduation. An oral exam would mean coordinating the schedules for multiple professors to conduct the exam, which is very difficult. Thus, the best choice for me is to make a documentary film.”

Mahendra’s argument proceeds by doing which of the following?