In early society, because of hunting and war, the life of the male is more violent and dangerous and the death rate of men is higher than that of women. (Will Durant, Our Oriental Heritage)This statement exemplifies a(n) ________.

A. argument
B. report
C. conditional statement
D. explanation
E. unsupported assertion


Answer: D

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