16. Sharon's argument relies on the assumption that
(A) normal levels of unemployment are rarely
exceeded
(B) unemployment is not normally concentrated in
geographically isolated segments of the population
(C) the number of people who each know someone
who is unemployed is always higher than 90%
of the population
(D) Roland is not consciously distorting the statistics
he presents
(E) knowledge that a personal acquaintance is unem-
ployed generates more fear of losing one's job
than does knowledge of unemployment
statistics
