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A journalist covering professional poker players found that these individuals tend to be risk-takers and possess the complementary traits of aggressiveness, confidence, and quick-wittedness. The journalist concluded that the world of professional poker tends to attract those who naturally enjoy taking risks.
If true, which of the following statements would most weaken the journalist's conclusion?
a. Professional poker players develop their risk-loving traits through years of experience playing the game of poker.
b. Professional poker players often display good public speaking skills that stem from their natural self-confidence.
c. Many individuals who are not poker players have taken greater risks than has the average professional poker player.
d. The most successful professional poker players have claimed that skill, rather than luck, is responsible for their success.
e. The professional poker players featured in the journalist's story were not able to successfully apply their betting strategies to similar activities, such as investing.
If true, which of the following statements would most weaken the journalist's conclusion?
a. Professional poker players develop their risk-loving traits through years of experience playing the game of poker.
b. Professional poker players often display good public speaking skills that stem from their natural self-confidence.
c. Many individuals who are not poker players have taken greater risks than has the average professional poker player.
d. The most successful professional poker players have claimed that skill, rather than luck, is responsible for their success.
e. The professional poker players featured in the journalist's story were not able to successfully apply their betting strategies to similar activities, such as investing.
