hard · GMAT Verbal
**The use of chemical pesticides in agriculture has been linked to a decline in honeybee populations.** Environmentalists argue that banning these chemicals is the only way to save the bees. However, recent trials have shown that honeybee colonies treated with a new biological nutrient supplement showed a 90% survival rate even when exposed to pesticides. Therefore, **the focus of conservation efforts should shift from banning pesticides to distributing these supplements.**
Which of the following best describes the roles of the two boldfaced portions?
- The first is a claim the author firmly sets out to disprove; the second is the evidence offered in support.
- The first is mere background information; the second is an intermediate conclusion built to support the final claim.
- The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second is a premise offered explicitly to support that conclusion.
- The first is an observation that the argument then attempts to fully explain; the second supplies that very explanation here.
- The first is a premise establishing the problem the argument addresses; the second is the argument's main conclusion.
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