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Roberto says that the opposite of a certain integer is -5. Cindy concludes that the opposite of an integer is always negative. Explain Cindy's error.

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Cindy is wrong because she is implying that all integers are positive, which is wrong. Integers can be both positive and negative, which means that opposite numbers can also be positive.

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