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　　4. A thorough search of Edgar Allan Poes correspon-dence has turned up not a single letter in which he mentions his reputed morphine addiction. On the basis of this evidence it is safe to say that Poes reputation for having been a morphine addict is undeserved and that reports of his supposed addiction are untrue. Which of the following is assumed by the argumentabove?

　　 Reports claiming that Poe was addicted to mor-phine did not begin to circulate until after his death. None of the reports of Poes supposed morphine addiction can be traced to individuals who actu-ally knew Poe. Poes income from writing would not have been sufficient to support a morphine addiction. Poe would have been unable to carry on an extensive correspondence while under the influence of morphine. Fear of the consequences would not have pre-vented Poe from indicating in his correspon-dence that he was addicted to morphine.

　　5. Adelle： The governments program to reduce the unemployment rate in the province of Carthena by encouraging job creation has failed， since the rate there has not changed appreciably since the program began a year ago. Fran： But the unemployment rate in Carthena had been rising for three years before the program began， so the program is helping. Which of the following， if true， most strongly counters Frans objection to Adelles argument?

　　 The government is advised by expert economists， some of whom specialize in employment issues. The unemployment rate in the province of Carthena has historically been higher than that of the country as a whole. The current government was elected by a wide margin， because of its promises to reduce the unemployment rate in Carthena. Around the time the government program began， large numbers of unemployed Carthena residents began leaving the province to look for work elsewhere. The unemployment rate in Carthena had been relatively stable until shortly before the current government took office.