Critical Reasoning Method Of Reasoning Mock Tests

Economist: "The unemployment rate has fallen to 4%, its lowest level in twenty years. This clearly indicates that the economy is healthy and that job seekers are finding work more easily than ever before." Sociologist: "Not so fast. The unemployment rate only counts people who are actively looking for work. If many discouraged workers have stopped searching because they believe no jobs are available, they are not reflected in the unemployment rate at all. Moreover, many of the new jobs created are part-time positions that do not provide full-time wages." The sociologist responds to the economist's argument by:

Some economists argue that rising income inequality destabilizes democratic institutions by concentrating political power in the hands of the wealthy. They point to historical examples, such as the Gilded Age in the United States, where extreme wealth concentration was accompanied by significant political corruption. However, other economists counter that countries like Sweden and Denmark have experienced periods of rising inequality without any corresponding decline in democratic stability. The argument as a whole is structured in which one of the following ways?