Self-study
A recent national study of the trash discarded in several representative areas confirmed that Support plastics constitute a smaller proportion of all trash than paper products do, whether the trash is measured by weight or by volume. ███ ██████ ████ █ █████ ██████ ██ ██████ ██ █████ ████ ██ ███ ███████████ ██ ███████ ███ ████ ███████ ███ █████ ████████ ██ ████████ ██ █████ █████████ ████████ ██ ███████ ████████ ██████████ ███ ███████ ███ ██ ████████ ████████ ████ ████ ████ ██ ███ ███████████ ██████████ ████ ████ ██ █████ █████████
Summarize Argument: Counter-Position
The author argues that plastic use in a certain nation is actually less harmful to the environment than the use of paper products. This is supported by the claim that a given amount of trash does about the same amount of harm, whether plastic or paper. Additionally, a recent study found that the nation produces more paper trash than plastic trash.
Identify Conclusion
The conclusion that the argument supports is the author’s statement that “the current use of plastics actually does less harm to the environment nationwide than that of paper products.”
Analysis by AlexandraNash
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