Question
(1) There should be an immediate ban on plastic bags given out at retail stores. (2) Most of the time, these bags are used once to bring purchases home, and then they are simply tossed in the trash. (3) To be fair, some people believe stores should continue to give out plastic bags upon request. (4) They make the point that people reuse these bags for various purposes, such as transporting library books. (5) However, cloth bags and backpacks, which can be reused many times, work every bit as well.
Question
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Which choice best analyzes the structure of the argument in this paragraph?
(1 point)
Responses
Sentence 4 is a concession to the counterargument that stores should continue to give out plastic bags upon request.
Sentence 4 is a concession to the counterargument that stores should continue to give out plastic bags upon request.
Sentence 2 is a rebuttal to the argument in sentence 1.
Sentence 2 is a rebuttal to the argument in sentence 1.
Sentence 3 is a rebuttal to the argument that plastic bags at retail stores should be immediately banned.
Sentence 3 is a rebuttal to the argument that plastic bags at retail stores should be immediately banned.
Sentence 5 is a counterargument to the argument in sentence 2.
Question
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Which choice best analyzes the structure of the argument in this paragraph?
(1 point)
Responses
Sentence 4 is a concession to the counterargument that stores should continue to give out plastic bags upon request.
Sentence 4 is a concession to the counterargument that stores should continue to give out plastic bags upon request.
Sentence 2 is a rebuttal to the argument in sentence 1.
Sentence 2 is a rebuttal to the argument in sentence 1.
Sentence 3 is a rebuttal to the argument that plastic bags at retail stores should be immediately banned.
Sentence 3 is a rebuttal to the argument that plastic bags at retail stores should be immediately banned.
Sentence 5 is a counterargument to the argument in sentence 2.
Answers
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The best choice that analyzes the structure of the argument in this paragraph is:
**Sentence 4 is a concession to the counterargument that stores should continue to give out plastic bags upon request.**
This is because sentence 3 introduces the idea that some people believe stores should still give out plastic bags, and sentence 4 acknowledges that some individuals do reuse those bags for various purposes, thus serving as a concession to that counterargument.
**Sentence 4 is a concession to the counterargument that stores should continue to give out plastic bags upon request.**
This is because sentence 3 introduces the idea that some people believe stores should still give out plastic bags, and sentence 4 acknowledges that some individuals do reuse those bags for various purposes, thus serving as a concession to that counterargument.