Read the claim. Billboards along Highway 39 are unsightly and unsafe and should be removed.

What counterargument might a reader who disagrees with this claim make?

I drive along this road almost every day, and I see the unappealing advertisements firsthand.

A recent study by the chamber of commerce supported the idea that the cost for billboards is rising in the area.

Billboards create a safety hazard in the community by pulling drivers’ eyes from the road.

Industry advocates say that the billboards help our local economy by informing residents about local businesses.

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the three (3) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. your sister has a new boyfriend. the first time you meet him, he corners you and talks to you for an hour about football, a subject in which you have no interest at all. you come away with the impression that he is an inconsiderate bore. the next two times you see him, however, he says not a word about football. he participates in the general conversation and makes some witty and intelligent remarks. what is your impression of him now? do you find him likable and interesting on the basis of the last two encounters? do you average out the early minus and the later plus and come out with a neutral zero? neither is likely. what is likely is that you still think of him as an inconsiderate bore. psychological research suggests that first impressions, as our mothers and fathers told us, are quite lasting. 1. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is positive. 2. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is neither positivenor negative. 3. the selection suggests that it’s a good idea to make good firstimpressions. 4. the selection suggests that it can be difficult to remain objective aboutothers. 5. first impressions tend to be fair and balance