An arguer claims that the U.S. labor force is shrinking and infers that workers can't find jobs. "In 2007," she says, "66% of Americans had a job or were seeking work. In 2019, that number is only 63%." However, she fails to mention that demographic factors, such as an aging population and longer life expectancy, are bound to shrink the size of the labor force. The most likely problem here is:
A) Faulty statistics
B) Suppressed evidence
C) Nonrandom sample
D) Anecdotal evidence

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The arguer is suppressing evidence by failing to acknowledge the demographic factors that are contributing to the shrinking labor force.

An Arguer Claims That the U