Collective farmers must drive off all their cattle and turn
over their grain to the safekeeping of the State authorities
for transportation to the rear. All valuable property
including non-ferrous metals, grain and fuel which cannot
be withdrawn must without fail be destroyed. In areas
occupied by the enemy, Guerilla units, mounted and foot,
must be formed, diversionist groups must be organized.
Which argument is most clearly developed by the rhetoric used in the
passage?

A. The German occupation is inevitable and we must adjust to their
presence.

B. Seniors and teenagers in rural areas must be conscripted to
service.

C. It is worth the loss of property to ensure that Germany finds
nothing useful to it.

D. Germany's army doesn't have similar resources as Russia.

The given passage is taken from the "scorched earth" policy established by Joseph Stalin after the German troops invaded the USSR in 1941. The radio broadcast gave an order to the people on how to act when evading or leaving their homes.

In this broadcast, Stalin orders the destruction of "All valuable property including non-ferrous metals, grain, and fuel which cannot be withdrawn" so that it will not fall on the hands of the Germans. He also advised the farmers to "drive off their cattle and turn over their grain to the safekeeping of the State authorities", so that if and when the Germans reach that place, they will not be used by them. The order seems to state that losing a property is better than providing any useful thing for the Germans.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.