The schools should only purchase and drive electric vehicles to help the United States decreases its dependence on foreign oil Which statement is an example of a major counterclaim to address in an argumentative research essay with this claim

Converting to electric vehicles would be too costly for schools that are already facing severe budget problem

Or

The conversion to electric vehicle use will bring about huge deficit to schools having budget deficit.

its hard for me to see which word is supposed to be in bold. if i knew then i would be able to better.