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Compared to many forms of exercise, kickboxing aerobics is highly risky.
Overextending when O -causes→ kicking often leads to hip, knee, or lower-back injuries.
Such overextension is BMK → O very likely to occur when beginners try to match the high kicks of more skilled practitioners.
Which one of the following is most strongly supported by the aerobics instructor's statements?
Skilled practitioners of kickboxing aerobics
This negates the logic of ~BMK ? ~O the the premise that overextension occurs when beginners match the high kicks of skilled practitioners.
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To reduce the risk of
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.
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Beginners at kickboxing aerobics will
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.
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Kickboxing aerobics is more risky
The statements do not indicate how risky are forms of aerobic exercise that do not involve high kicks.
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Most beginners at kickboxing aerobics
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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