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CR · Critical Reasoning
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Roland: The alarming fact is that 90 percent of the people in this country now report that they know someone who is unemployed.
Sharon: But a normal, moderate level of unemployment is 5 percent, with 1 out of 20 workers unemployed. So at any given time if a person knows approximately 50 workers, 1 or more will very likely be unemployed.
Sharon's argument is structured to lead to which of the following as a conclusion?
Sharon: But a normal, moderate level of unemployment is 5 percent, with 1 out of 20 workers unemployed. So at any given time if a person knows approximately 50 workers, 1 or more will very likely be unemployed.
Sharon's argument is structured to lead to which of the following as a conclusion?
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The fact that 90% of the people know someone who is unemployed is not an indication that unemployment is abnormally high.\n
B
The current level of unemployment is not moderate.
C
If at least 5% of workers are unemployed, the result of questioning a representative group of people cannot be the percentage Roland cites.
D
It is unlikely that the people whose statements Roland cites are giving accurate reports.
E
If an unemployment figure is given as a certain percent, the actual percentage of those without jobs is even higher.
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