"the uninsured patients are not receiving proper medical care".

This is the conclusion of the hospital's critics.

"This conclusion is almost certainly false".

This is the conclusion of the city official.

A. The first states the conclusion of the city official's argument; the second provides support for that conclusion.
You can eliminate this after the first sentence because the first is the conclusion of the critics not the city official.


B. The first is used to support the conclusion of the city official's argument; the second states that conclusion.
Again you can eliminate this after the first sentence because the first is not used to support the city official's argument. The first is actually the critic's conclusion.


C. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by hospital critics; the second states the position that the city official's argument opposes.
The second states the city official's argument, not the argument he opposes. Eliminate this.

D. The first was used to support the conclusion drawn by hospital critics; the second provides support for the conclusion of the city official's argument. The first part is right, but the second certainly does not support the city official's argument because it IS the argument.

E. The first states the position that the city official's argument opposes; the second states the conclusion of the city official's argument. The first is the critic's conclusion and we know the city official opposes this position. Therefore, the first part of this is correct. The second part does in fact state the city official's argument. So this is correct too.

Answer: E