PT138.S4.Q4

PrepTest 138 - Section 4 - Question 4

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Summarize Argument: Counter-Position

Other people think that as active landfills are closed over the next ten years, there will be a serious shortage of usable landfills. The author concludes that this belief is unsound. The author supports this conclusion by asserting that the belief is based on the assumption that no new landfills will open over the next ten years, and by asserting that this assumption is unlikely to be true.

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The referenced text is other people’s position. They think that there will be a shortage of landfills because many active landfills will be closed over the next ten years.

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a

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b

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c

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d

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e

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