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Full Argument: In an effort to reduce urban congestion, the city of Oakhaven began offering free transit passes to all residents who live within three miles of the city center. **Urban planners predicted that this move would reduce the number of private cars in the downtown area during business hours. However, the volume of private vehicles in the downtown area remained unchanged three months after the passes were distributed.** The planners now realize that most of the residents eligible for the passes were already using public transportation or walking to work.
Which of the following best describes the roles of the two boldfaced portions?
- The first is the main conclusion of the whole argument; the second is a single piece of evidence offered to support it directly.
- The first is a recommendation the author personally endorses; the second reports the actual measured result of implementing that recommendation.
- The first is a prediction grounded in one specific assumption; the second simply restates that key underlying assumption here.
- The first is a premise for an argument the author opposes; the second is a premise that advances the author's own competing argument here.
- The first is a hypothesis that the argument seeks to evaluate; the second is a finding that demonstrates the hypothesis was incorrect.
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