Roland: The alarming fact is that 90 percent of thepeople in this country now report that they know someone who is unemployed.
: But a normal, moderate level ofunemployment is 5 percent, with 1 out of 20 workers unemployed. So at any given time if a person knowsapproximately 50 workers, 1 or more will very likely be unemployed. Sharon's argument is structured to lead to which of the following as aconclusion?(A) The fact that 90% of the peopleknow someone who is unemployed is not an indication that unemployment isabnormally high.
(B) The current level of unemploymentis not moderate.
(C) If at least 5% of workers areunemployed, the result of questioning a representative group of people cannotbe the percentage Roland cites.
(D) It is unlikely that the peoplewhose statements Roland cites are giving accurate reports.
(E) If an unemployment figure isgiven as a certain percent, the actual percentage of those without jobs is evenhigher.
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