Read the following argument, and then answer multiple choice question.
"This is an unsatisfactory place to live, because unemployment nationally is running at a lower rate than it is here. The U.S. Department of Labor announced an 8.5% national rate of unemployment while the State Employment Security Commission has said that the local unemployment rate is 11.5%."
-"This is an unsatisfactory place to live" functions as
A)grounds.
B)warrant.
C)backing.
D)claim.

Question

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The statement "This is an unsatisfactory place to live" is the conclusion or assertion that the author is trying to prove, making it the claim of the argument.

Read the Following Argument, and Then Answer Multiple Choice Question