easy · GMAT Verbal

In the argument, the two boldface portions play which of the following roles? (First: 'contact under competition often deepens hostility'; Second: 'contact reduces prejudice only under cooperative, equal-status conditions')

1. The first is the argument's main conclusion; the second is evidence offered to support it.
2. The first is evidence that counts against a claim the argument rejects; the second is the conclusion the argument draws.
3. Both portions are conclusions the argument ultimately rejects.
4. The first states the position the argument defends; the second is an objection to that position.
5. The first is an assumption required by the conclusion; the second restates that assumption.

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