hard · LSAT Logical Reasoning
Critics of the new bridge design point out, correctly, that it will cost more to build than the conventional alternative. Nevertheless, the new design should be adopted. Over its expected eighty-year lifespan it will require far less maintenance, and the cumulative savings will more than offset the higher initial outlay. A structure should be chosen on the basis of its total lifetime cost, not its construction cost alone.
The statement that the new design will cost more to build than the conventional alternative figures in the argument in which one of the following ways?
- It is a numerical estimate inferred from the projected eighty-year maintenance savings.
- It is a consideration the author grants as accurate but argues is not decisive.
- It is a claim that the author dismisses as inaccurate.
- It is the main conclusion that the rest of the argument is designed to support.
- It is a premise offered in direct support of the argument's conclusion.
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