Consider the following argument: "There's a giant plot hole in the Disney version of The Little Mermaid. In the movie, Ariel signs her name on a contract with the sea witch Ursula. That shows that she knows how to write. She could easily have written a letter to Prince Eric to explain the situation, at which point he would have kissed her and avoided a lot of drama. But she never does this." The claim that "there's a giant plot hole in the Disney version of The Little Mermaid" is:
A) The argument's conclusion.
B) Not part of the argument.
C) A subconclusion of the argument.
D) One of the argument's premises.

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The statement about the plot hole is the conclusion of the argument, as the rest of the argument provides reasoning (Ariel's ability to write) to support this claim.

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