Question

Nobody disputes the need for a skate park. Roller-skating and skateboarding are popular activities among young people. Hard experience has proven that the absence of an established skating facility may push young people to use prohibited or unsafe sites. We don't want another devastating accident-like the case of Johnny Adams-rocking our community. Town hall meetings and the letters column of the local newspaper show that we are all pretty much agreed. To help young people do the right thing, we must provide them with a safe, well-regulated skate park—a place where they can socialize, exercise, expend their energy, and showcase their skills! Which sentence from selection most clearly represents a rebuttal provided by the writer? Choose the correct answer
1. Rusty slides dotted with jagged bolts protruding from the sides, overgrown trails surrounded by sharp thorns, the rotting roofs of nature centers leaking during the mildest rains—these are just a few examples from a long list of problems with the recreational facilities in our community.
2. However, even champions of education spending must admit that a large percentage of our current education budget is wasted on maintaining vacant buildings.
3. Putting off renovations and allowing the sites to fall into further disrepair will have far-reaching consequences, like tipping the first in a series of dominoes.
4. The final domino to fall in this series might very well be the future of our town.

Answer 1

2. "However, even champions of education spending must admit that a large percentage of our current education budget is wasted on maintaining vacant buildings."

This sentence directly addresses and counters a likely objection about funding by conceding a point and rebutting the opposition.