People who discontinue regular exercise typically claim that exercising amounted to wasted time for them. But this claim is born of laziness, in light of the overwhelming evidence that regular exercise improves one's health.
Which of the following statements, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?
a. Exercise has been shown to not only improve one's health, but also to increase longevity, or life span.
b. People who have discontinued regular exercise now make productive use of the time they formerly devoted to exercise.
c. People who are in good health are more likely to exercise regularly than people who are in poor health.
d. A person need not exercise every day to experience improved health from the exercise.
e. People who are in poor health are less likely to exercise than other people.
OA: B
Why not C?
[spoiler]My reasoning was Exercise improves Health.
But C shows that only those who have a good health goes to gym. That is reversal of cause and effect. Hence I picked C[/spoiler]
Which of the following statements, if true, would most seriously weaken the argument above?
a. Exercise has been shown to not only improve one's health, but also to increase longevity, or life span.
b. People who have discontinued regular exercise now make productive use of the time they formerly devoted to exercise.
c. People who are in good health are more likely to exercise regularly than people who are in poor health.
d. A person need not exercise every day to experience improved health from the exercise.
e. People who are in poor health are less likely to exercise than other people.
OA: B
Why not C?
[spoiler]My reasoning was Exercise improves Health.
But C shows that only those who have a good health goes to gym. That is reversal of cause and effect. Hence I picked C[/spoiler]
