A 1991 calculation was made

Answer choices

1. A

   No Impact16% picked this

   Many people whose employment requires physical exertion do not choose to engage in regular physical exercise when they

   This is talking about the backstory of whether people would exercise at home if they already exercise at work. We're never distinguishing between "active at work, rest at home" and "rest at work, active at home". A sedentary life is one that is rarely active, so whether someone is exercising a lot on their job on in their leisure time, they don't qualify as sedentary either way. More importantly, this answer has nothing to do with addressing the central question of whether sedentary lifestyles overall burden society significantly.

   16%
2. B

   No Impact4% picked this

   Exercise is a topic that is often omitted from discussion between doctor and patient during

   This is talking about the backstory of whether people get advice about exercising from their doctor. This answer has nothing to do with addressing the central question of whether sedentary lifestyles overall burden society significantly.

   4%
3. C

   Correct77% picked this

   Physical conditions that eventually require medical or nursing-home care often first predispose a person to

   Why this is right

   This answer is offering an Alternate Explanation for why people living sedentary lifestyles have higher than average health-care costs. This argument didn't strike me as an Explain Curious Fact type argument on a first read, but we could think of it that way. Curious Fact ... why do people who live a sedentary life have health costs that are on average about $1650 higher? Author's Explanation ... it's the sedentary lifestyle that's causing those higher health costs! This answer choice ... no, there's a 3rd factor that offers an Alternate Explanation for the correlation between sedentary lifestyle and higher health care costs. The same causal factor (certain physical conditions) lead to a sedentary lifestyle and lead to higher health care costs (medical or nursing-home care).

   Skill tested: Weaken · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

   77%
4. D

   No Impact3% picked this

   Individuals vary widely in the amount and kind of exercise they choose, when they

   This is the classic Wishy-Washy wrong answer on Strengthen / Weaken: - things change - differences exist - fluctuations occur It basically tells us nothing, unless you were previously thinking that all individuals on Earth are very similar in the amount and kind of exercise they choose.

   3%
5. E

   No Impact1% picked this

   A regular program of moderate exercise tends to increase circulation, induce a feeling of well-being and energy,

   This doesn't give us any way to argue that "choosing a sedentary lifestyle is not adding an economic burden to society". If anything, it seems to be saying that choosing an active lifestyle with moderate exercise would do a bunch of great things.

   1%