India ranks fifth in the world production of coffee. Popular thought has long associated India with tea and especially with masala chai, but clearly, we need to recognize India as one of the great coffee-drinking nations as well.

This argument is flawed primarily because the author

A:fails to distinguish between coffee production and coffee consumption

B:does not supply information about all beverages people drink in India

C:depends on popular thought rather than on documented research findings

D:does not specify the exact quantity of coffee produced by any nation

E:makes no references to the reputed health benefits of coffee