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Started by Anthony-Resendes · started 2021-01-13 22:22 · last activity 2021-01-15 02:30 · 1 reply

I did end up choosing D but had some difficulty eliminating answer choice A. If not all children can be made physically fit by Calisthenics then doesn't the argument fall apart?

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  1. shunhe · 2021-01-15 02:30

    Hi @Anthony-Resendes, Thanks for the question! So taking the negation, which as you’ve pointed out correctly is “not all children can be made physically fit by daily calisthenics,” or “some children cannot be made physically fit by daily calisthenics,” the argument still doesn’t fall apart. Remember what the argument is saying specifically. North American children can be made physically fit only if they do calisthenics. It’s talking generally about a group of children, not saying that every single North American child will be made physically fit. Since it’s not making that strong of an argument, the argument doesn’t need to assume something as strong as (A). Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.

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