PT152 S2 Q12 ExplanationIf an activity significantly

Answer choices, explained

1. A

   Too Strong4% picked this

   There are no activities that lead to more significant reductions in chronic lower back pain than do stretching

   Too Strong: no activities that lead to more The author doesn't need to believe that stretching with a physical therapist is the absolute #1 way to reduce chronic lower back pain. She only needs to assume that stretching with a physical therapist achieves a significant reduction.

   4%
2. B

   Correct61% picked this

   Taking stretching classes with a physical therapist significantly reduces chronic lower

   Why this is right

   This is what we thought we were looking for. If we negated this, it would be a big objection to the argument. If stretching with a physical therapist doesn't significantly reduce, then yoga also doesn't significantly reduce. Thus, yoga would trigger that rule that says that doctors should be prepared to talk about it.

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

   61%
3. C

   Too Strong: few4% picked this

   Few treatment options for those with chronic lower back pain

   Just because we're only mentioning two treatment options (yoga and stretching with a physical therapist) doesn't mean those are the only two options. There might be many, many more options. That wouldn't affect the author's argument in any way. Doctors should be prepared to talk about any of those many options that achieve a significant reduction in pain.

   4%
4. D

   Too Strong: no past studies3% picked this

   No previous studies have compared practicing yoga to taking stretching classes with

   Who cares whether this is the first study to compare yoga to stretching with a physical therapist or if it's the 379th study to do so? Neither would affect the logic of the author's argument.

   3%
5. E

   Out of Scope29% picked this

   Many doctors treating patients with chronic lower back pain discuss with their patients the merits of taking stretching

   Out of Scope: should vs. actually do We want to know whether stretching with a physical therapist causes significant reductions in pain. If it does, then by the conditional rule in the first sentence, the author would be assuming that doctors should be prepared to talk to their patients about taking stretching classes with a physical therapist. But the author doesn't have to assume anything about whether doctors actually do talk to their patients about stretching classes.

   29%