The two highlighted sentences play which of the following roles in the passage above? A. The first provides support for the passage's conclusion; the second is that conclusion. B. The first is a fact that would seem to contradict the passage's conclusion; the second is that conclusion. C. The first states the main point of the passage; the second is a fact that seems at odds with that point. D. The first provides support for an intermediate conclusion that supports a further conclusion stated in the passage; the second states that intermediate conclusion. E. The first states an outside position that the passage as a whole supports; the second states the main point of the passage.