Logical ReasoningDifficulty: Easy

PT133 S1 Q12 Explanation

Aerobics instructor: Compared

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Aerobics instructor: Compared to many forms of exercise, kickboxing aerobics is highly risky. Overextending when kicking often leads to hip, knee, or lower-back injuries. Such overextension is very likely to occur high kicks of more skilled practitioners.

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Your task

Break the argument into its conclusion and evidence, then do exactly what the question stem asks with that structure.

Common trap

Answers that sound relevant to the topic but don't connect to the argument's actual reasoning.

Winning move

Predict what a right answer must do, then test each choice against the conclusion-evidence gap.

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The question
12.

Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the aerobics

Answer choices

  1. Negation2% picked this

    Skilled practitioners of kickboxing aerobics are unlikely to experience injuries from

    This negates the logic of ~BMK ? ~O the the premise that overextension occurs when beginners match the high kicks of skilled practitioners.

  2. Correct87% picked this

    To reduce the risk of injuries, beginners at kickboxing aerobics should avoid trying to match the high kicks

    Why this is right

    Since emulating the high kicks BMK -causes? I of more skilled practitioners makes it likely to overextend oneself, which in turn leads to injuries, it can be inferred that matching high kicks of more skilled practitioners leads to a higher risk of injury. So to lower one’s risk of injury, beginners should avoid matching the high kicks of more skilled practitioners.

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

  3. Too Strong1% picked this

    Beginners at kickboxing aerobics will not experience injuries if they avoid trying to match the high kicks

    The statements suggest BMK ? I that beginners will reduce their chance of experiencing injuries if they avoid high kicks, but to say that they will not experience injuries is too strong.

  4. Unsupported Relationship4% picked this

    Kickboxing aerobics is more risky than forms of aerobic exercise that do not

    The statements do not indicate how risky are forms of aerobic exercise that do not involve high kicks.

  5. Too Strong6% picked this

    Most beginners at kickboxing aerobics experience injuries from trying to match the high kicks of

    The premise says that overextending when kicking often leads to injuries, but to say that most beginners at kickboxing aerobics experience injuries goes too far.

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