PT152 S2 Q6 ExplanationResearchers studying athletes

Answer choices, explained

1. A

   Too Strong: not important0% picked this

   Winning a trophy or championship is not important to athletes who play mainly for the

   People who plain mainly for the love can still find winning a trophy or title important. Just because something isn't your main reason for doing something, doesn't mean it's an unimportant reason for doing something. Maybe the main reason you'll pick Law School X will be because of school ranking, but that doesn't mean that financial aid considerations will not be important to you. In general, beware answer choices that feel like they're only pulling language from one sentence. The correct answer is almost always a crossover of ideas from 2 or more claims.

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2. B

   Too Strong: lack adequate vision7% picked this

   If an athlete’s main goal during an athletic competition is winning a trophy or championship, that athlete will lack the concentration necessary

   This information we got would support the idea that athletes whose main goal is winning a trophy/championship have less sharp vision than people playing mainly for the love. But we can't say they would lack something required for adequate vision. If something is required for adequate vision, and you lack it, then you do not have adequate vision. Your vision is inadequate. That's too harsh. The paragraph is comparing how much of certain traits people have (Relative), not dealing with on / off ideas (Absolute), like "adequate / not adequate".

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3. C

   Correct89% picked this

   Athletes who play mainly for the love of their sport concentrate more on the sport itself during athletic competitions than do athletes whose main

   Why this is right

   We know the athletes playing mainly for the love have sharper vision, and that sharper vision comes from having your attention focused on the activity itself. So athletes playing mainly for the love have more attention focused on the activity itself. This answer uses "concentrate on the sport" as a synonym for "attention is focused on the activity".

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

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4. D

   Too Strong: impossible0% picked this

   It is impossible for an athlete to concentrate on more than one thing at a time

   There was no language as extreme as impossible in this paragraph. We were talking about people playing "mainly for the love", which allows for them playing somewhat for the trophy. It seems like that suggests you can concentrate on more than one thing.

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5. E

   Too Strong: any4% picked this

   During athletic competitions, an athlete whose attention is focused on the sport itself will perform better than any athlete

   This is also guns blazing: every single athlete who's focused on the sport itself will perform better than all those who aren't focused on the sport itself. All we know is that being focused on the sport helps with sharper vision. Sharper vision is a positive thing, but it wouldn't guarantee that you perform better than the people with less sharp vision.

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