easy · Gre Verbal

City officials in Larkspur have proposed replacing weekly curbside recycling collection with a biweekly schedule, arguing that the change would cut collection costs nearly in half. [[Households that recycle diligently, however, typically fill their bins well before two weeks have elapsed.]] When bins overflow, residents tend to discard surplus recyclables in the regular trash rather than store the excess indoors. [[Therefore, the proposed schedule would likely reduce the total amount of material the city actually recycles.]] Since the city earns revenue from selling recycled material to processors, any savings from less frequent collection could be partly offset by lost income.

In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?

  1. The first is the main conclusion of the argument; the second is evidence offered in support of that conclusion.
  2. The first is a position that the argument as a whole opposes; the second is the argument's main conclusion.
  3. The first is evidence offered in support of the argument's main conclusion; the second is that main conclusion.
  4. The first is a concession made to the officials' proposal; the second is an intermediate conclusion of the argument.
  5. The first is an objection the argument ultimately rejects; the second is evidence offered in support of the officials' proposal.

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