Applying for a building permit can feel like navigating a maze designed to frustrate rather than protect, but each required step traces back to a specific failure somewhere in the past. Structural review exists because unreinforced additions have collapsed under snow load. Setback rules exist because a house built too close to a lot line blocks a neighbor's access and complicates emergency response. Electrical inspection exists because faulty wiring hidden behind drywall causes fires years after the work is done and forgotten. None of these rules is arbitrary, even when the paperwork attached to them feels that way.
Which statement from the passage is best described as the author's opinion rather than a reported fact?
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Correct answer to question 96 (Paragraph Comprehension): None of these rules is arbitrary, even when the paperwork attached to them feels that way
Method
The second, third, and fourth choices state traceable historical reasons behind specific rules. The first is the author's own judgment about the rules as a whole, offered as a conclusion rather than a checkable fact.
Updated: November 2026
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