Read the paragraph.
If the new Beachwood Shopping Center is built, local residents will be able to shop in comfort. The parking lot will be well lit and large
enough to hold all the cars in town. The only people objecting to the shopping center are downtown merchants who say they will lose business.
People should pay no attention to these sore losers.
Which sentence best describes the author's attitude in the paragraph?
O 1. The author wants the shopping center to be built.
2. The author is indifferent about the shopping center being built.
O 3. The author would like to see the shopping center built, but not at the proposed location.
4. The author secretly supports the downtown merchants.