Question #1332

How does the stimulus imply that muscles are organs?

Started by SarahT · started 2021-05-12 01:46 · last activity 2022-08-29 00:59 · 3 replies

I picked E, but only because I was able to determine A-D definitely were not correct. I didn't like E though because it compared brains to muscles rather than organs, and we are taught to make sure each part of the answer agrees with what is said in the argument. The stimulus says exercise improves performance of organs and also improves muscle 'tone'. It outlines two specific, separate benefits. I don't see how it connects muscles themselves and organs in a way that would allow us to implicitly conclude muscles are also organs, or suggest that the author does so. Can someone help me make this connection? Even though process of elimination ultimately got me the right answer, I still would have wasted unnecessary time on this question for not seeing an implicit assumption. Since this is a subtype of a must be true question, why would we rely on assumptions?

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  1. NULL · 2021-08-11 17:22

    I had the same issue with answer E. The passage's use of language is misleading "exercise leads to better performance of such physical organs as the heart and lungs, as well as to improvement in muscle tone." Clearly they are separating organs and muscles distinctly here.

  2. ginakd · 2022-08-24 01:40

    Can someone reply to this thread because I have the same question.

  3. Emil-Kunkin · 2022-08-29 00:59

    Hi all, I don't think that the passage implies muscles are organs. The passage tells us that exercise helps both muscles and organs, and since the brain is an organ it will benefit, and in addition, since the brain is like muscle, it will benefit for this reason as well.

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