easy · GRE Verbal
Retailers in Milldale have argued that **the new pedestrian-only zone on Harbor Street will drive shoppers to suburban malls**, since customers can no longer park directly in front of stores. Yet in the six months since the zone was created, foot traffic on Harbor Street has increased by forty percent, and the average shopper now visits three stores per trip rather than two. Sales tax receipts from the street's businesses have risen accordingly, and several longtime merchants have extended their evening hours to serve the larger crowds. Therefore, **the pedestrian zone is more likely to strengthen Harbor Street retail than to weaken it**.
In the argument above, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?
- The first is the argument's main conclusion; the second is evidence offered in support of that conclusion.
- The first is evidence supporting the argument's main conclusion; the second is an intermediate conclusion.
- The first is a prediction that the argument as a whole disputes; the second is the argument's main conclusion.
- The first is a concession the argument makes to its opponents; the second is a consideration weighing against its conclusion.
- The first is an intermediate conclusion of the argument; the second is a restatement of that intermediate conclusion.
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