By reading the text you'll be able to come up with a answer.
Answer:
IT'S TIME TO PLAY BALLS LICKING
The sunspot has a central dark area which is called the Umbra, which appears dark because it's cooler than the rest of the sun's surface, with some lighter spots, and that center is surrounded by a lighter filamentary area, called the Penumbra, that flows outward. Hope this helps!:)<span />
Based on the given dialogue above, the discussion technique that Daniel is clearly showing is challenging established ideas. The answer would be option A. What makes me say that this is challenging established ideas is that, the news presented above is already released in the media, and therefore, this makes the ideas established. Now, just according to Daniel's observation, he is trying to question the ideas that are given in the news. Hope this helps.