Analyze Informational Text Unit Test
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Question
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
(1) Our town's plastic bag ban is a wise policy. (2) Studies have demonstrated the detrimental effects plastic bags have on the environment. (3) People have argued that banning plastic bags will only result in the increased use of paper bags, simply causing a different environmental problem. (4) However, paper bags can be recycled more effectively than plastic bags. (5) We should all support the new policy on plastic bags.
In which sentence does the author refute an opposing argument?
(1 point)
Responses
sentence 2
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 3
sentence 5
sentence 5
sentence 4
The author refutes an opposing argument in sentence 4.
Sentence 4 states, "However, paper bags can be recycled more effectively than plastic bags." This sentence directly addresses and counters the argument presented in sentence 3, which mentions the potential for an increase in the use of paper bags as a result of the plastic bag ban, implying this could also be environmentally harmful. By explaining that paper bags are more recyclable than plastic bags, the author is refuting the claim that banning plastic bags might simply shift the problem to another type of bag rather than solving it.