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Zorluk: OrtaIdentifying Conclusions and Main Claims

Urban planners frequently advocate for the installation of green roofs—vegetated layer structures built over rooftops—citing their capacity to lower urban ambient temperatures and manage stormwater runoff. However, recent longitudinal studies comparing municipal infrastructure budgets across thirty mid-sized cities demonstrate that the cumulative maintenance costs of public green roofs over a fifteen-year period substantially exceed the financial savings realized from reduced energy consumption and water management. Consequently, municipalities seeking cost-effective environmental remediation should prioritize expanding ground-level urban canopy cover rather than retrofitting existing municipal structures with green roofs.

Which of the following best expresses the main conclusion of the argument above?

  1. A
    The cumulative maintenance costs of public green roofs over fifteen years exceed the financial savings achieved in water management and energy consumption.
  2. B
    Municipalities should abandon green roof projects entirely because vegetated rooftops provide negligible environmental advantages.
  3. Cities seeking cost-effective environmental measures should focus on expanding ground-level tree canopies rather than retrofitting municipal roofs with green infrastructure.Cevap
  4. D
    Urban planners advocate green roof installations primarily because they fail to account for long-term municipal budget constraints.
  5. E
    Prioritizing ground-level urban canopy expansion will eliminate municipal budget deficits associated with stormwater management.

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Cities seeking cost-effective environmental measures should focus on expanding ground-level tree canopies rather than retrofitting municipal roofs with green infrastructure.
The argument builds up to a practical recommendation signaled by the transition 'Consequently.' The author uses evidence about green roof maintenance costs exceeding savings to argue that cities aiming for cost-effective environmental remediation should prioritize ground-level canopy expansion over green roof retrofits. The option stating that cities seeking cost-effective measures should focus on ground-level tree canopies accurately captures this primary claim.

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1
Analyze the passage structure to separate background context, supporting premises, and structural pivot signals.
Identified the opening context regarding planner recommendations, followed by a contrastive pivot ('However') presenting study findings on costs versus savings.
Understanding the structural flow highlights how evidence builds toward the author's main point.
2
Locate explicit conclusion indicators within the text.
The final sentence begins with the conclusion signal 'Consequently,' introducing the recommendation to prioritize ground-level urban canopy cover over green roof retrofits.
Indicator words like 'consequently' or 'therefore' explicitly mark the claim that the author intends to establish.
3
Match the identified conclusion with the corresponding answer option while eliminating premises and exaggerated extrapolations.
The option advocating ground-level canopy expansion over retrofitting municipal roofs directly paraphrases the author's ultimate recommendation.
The main conclusion must reflect the central thesis rather than supporting premise details or unstated assumptions.

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