Your sofa may be poisoning you. Its foam padding probably contains flame retardant chemicals called polybrominated diphenyl ethers. These chemicals have been linked to memory loss and brain damage. Also they may cause cancer and damage the liver.
A) Argument; conclusion: Also they may cause cancer and damage the liver.
B) Nonargument.
C) Argument; conclusion: These chemicals ... brain damage.
D) Argument; conclusion: Its foam padding ... polybrominated diphenyl ethers.
E) Argument; conclusion: Your sofa may be poisoning you.

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The passage presents an argument with the main claim or conclusion being that your sofa may be poisoning you, supported by evidence regarding the harmful effects of the chemicals in the foam padding.

Your Sofa May Be Poisoning You