s/The arguments are as follows:/The options are as follows:/

because that's what the example is talking about;
patch from kn@

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@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ utility does this, that, and the other.
 It usually follows with a breakdown of the options (if documenting a
 command), such as:
 .Bd -literal -offset indent
-The arguments are as follows:
+The options are as follows:
 \&.Bl \-tag \-width Ds
 \&.It Fl v
 Print verbose information.