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A city council claims that a new park will boost local business, citing a nearby town where a park was built and business tax revenue subsequently rose by 20%.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the council's argument?
- Many longtime residents of the nearby town genuinely enjoy spending their weekends outdoors.
- Most people in the city currently drive out to distant suburban malls to do their shopping.
- The nearby town also opened a large shopping mall at the same time its park was completed.
- No town anywhere has ever publicly regretted its decision to build a public park.
- The proposed new park will cost the city several million dollars to maintain.
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