Yes, I believe D is correct. That topic sentence seems to be the only one, out of the other options, to address everything in the paragraph.
<span> The starting point for an argument is the claim
As it is </span><span> to demand by or as by virtue of a right;
so correct option from above is A
hope it helps</span>
A word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I<span>, </span>you<span> ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., </span>she,it<span>, </span>this<span> ).</span>