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A new law requires all restaurants in the city to display the calorie count of every item on their menus. Proponents of the law argue that this will lead to a decrease in the average weight of the city's residents. However, similar laws in other cities have not resulted in a significant change in the average body mass index of the population. Therefore, the new law is unlikely to achieve its intended goal.
What is the role of the statement 'the new law is unlikely to achieve its intended goal' in the argument?
- It is a premise used to support the idea that residents ignore calorie counts.
- It is the main conclusion of the argument.
- It is a piece of background information regarding municipal health policies.
- It is an intermediate conclusion that supports a recommendation to repeal the law.
- It is the proponents' position, which the author ultimately accepts as correct.
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