Which of the following actions is 'not' a way to make an aircraft (more) longitudinally statically stable?

a) Increasing the horizontal tail surface area

b) Increasing the wing lift coefficient gradient

c) Placing the horizontal tail out of the downwash of the wing

d) Decreasing the wing surface area

b) Increasing the wing lift coefficient gradient.

The action that is 'not' a way to make an aircraft (more) longitudinally statically stable is option b) Increasing the wing lift coefficient gradient.