10. The media claim that the economy isenteringa phase of growth and prosperity. They point to lower unemployment rates and increased productivity. This analysis is false, though. The number of people filing for bankruptcy has increased every month for the last six months, and bankruptcy lawyers report that they are busier than they have been in years. Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends

Legislation has not been recently passed to make legal bankruptcy easier to obtain.

Explanation:

In conclusion, the argument claims that the information by the media is wrong about the economy entering a growth phase. The reason for this claim lies on the fact that the number of people who have filed for bankruptcy have plummeted monthly for the past 6 months and thus bankruptcy lawyer have become more and more busy than they have been.  Hence, for the validity of this argument, there should be an assumption that the increase in bankruptcy numbers is due to the economic state and not something related.

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i believe its either the first or third option but i'm leaning more towards the third option:

the first excerpt makes a logical appeal, while the second excerpt makes an emotional appeal.

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