The following passage contains an argument with an implicit premise and/or conclusion. Identify the best standard-form representation of the argument.
The passage: Women aren't oppressed in America today, since men are subject to serious burdens that are often more significant than those women face: for instance, many more men are in prison, are killed by street or combat violence, and are hurt or killed doing dangerous jobs.
A) 1) Men today are subject to serious burdens that are often more significant than those women face.
2) Women in America today could count as an oppressed group only if they were subject to the most significant social burdens
So, women are not oppressed.
B) 1) Many more men than women are in prison, killed by street or combat violence, and hurt or killed doing dangerous jobs.
So, women are not oppressed.
C) 1) Men today are subject to serious burdens that are often more significant than those women face.
So, women are not oppressed.
D) 1) Women aren't oppressed in America today.
2) Many more men than women are in prison, killed by street or combat violence, and hurt or killed doing dangerous jobs.
So, men are oppressed

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The argument assumes that women can only be considered oppressed if they face the most significant social burdens, which is an implicit premise in choice A.

The Following Passage Contains an Argument with an Implicit Premise