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The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling, it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.
Which proposed edit correctly addresses the comma splice in the original sentence?
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The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling: it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.
The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling; it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.
The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling (it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables).
The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling, but it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.

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The argument against constructing a new highway is compelling; it will disrupt local ecosystems and water tables.

Explanation: Replacing the comma with a semicolon correctly joins the two independent clauses without changing the original meaning.