Garbage! It smells bad and looks disgusting. Most people prefer not to think about trash more than once a day when they "take it out." We in the United States get rid of a great deal of garbage. In fact, we throw away 40 percent of all garbage in the world. Therefore, it is important that we, as Americans, recycle.

Question

Identify the argument in this passage.

Answer 1

The argument in this passage is that it is important for Americans to recycle because they throw away 40 percent of all garbage in the world.