Consider the following statement: The sum of two numbers is always greater than the larger number. Which of the following is true?

A The statement is true because adding is always the act of increasing the size of a quantity; therefore, the new size is always bigger.

B The statement is true because the product of two numbers is always greater than the larger number, and multiplication is just repeated addition.

C The statement is false because any number times zero is zero, with is not larger than the number.

D The statement is false because of the counterexample: