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Tennis Style

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by Kelly » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:05 pm
This CR problem is from GMAT advanced 2009-2010 from Kaplan.
According to some sports historians, professional tennis players develop unique styles that result from a combination of the peculiarities of each player's physical attricutes and the influence of coaches during their early adaptation to the game. But when the increase in strength and endurance of modern players is discounted, it becomes readily apparent that the playing styles of players from previous generations. Clearly, there is a universally efficient tennis style to which all professional tennis players conform.

The argument above is most weakened by which of the following statements?

(A) The differences in physical attributes among tennis players are even more pronounced that the sports historians believe.
(B) Few current professinal tennis players are familliar with the professinal tennis players of fifty years ago.
(C) The increased strength of current tennis players contributes more to the development of individual playing styles than does increased endurance.
(D) All of the early coaches of todya's professional tennis players were professinal tennis players themselves earlier in their lives.
(E) Weight training and greater attention to diet are the primary factors in the increased strength and stamina of the current generation of professional tennis players


the answer is D
anyone can explain this?
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Source: — Critical Reasoning |

by orel » Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:02 pm
Kelly,

while posting correct answer right after the question, please use spoiler...

Thank you
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Re: Tennis Style

by atulkumar79 » Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:10 am
Kelly wrote:This CR problem is from GMAT advanced 2009-2010 from Kaplan.
According to some sports historians, professional tennis players develop unique styles that result from a combination of the peculiarities of each player's physical attricutes and the influence of coaches during their early adaptation to the game. But when the increase in strength and endurance of modern players is discounted, it becomes readily apparent that the playing styles of players from previous generations. Clearly, there is a universally efficient tennis style to which all professional tennis players conform.

The argument above is most weakened by which of the following statements?

(A) The differences in physical attributes among tennis players are even more pronounced that the sports historians believe.
(B) Few current professinal tennis players are familliar with the professinal tennis players of fifty years ago.
(C) The increased strength of current tennis players contributes more to the development of individual playing styles than does increased endurance.
(D) All of the early coaches of todya's professional tennis players were professinal tennis players themselves earlier in their lives.
(E) Weight training and greater attention to diet are the primary factors in the increased strength and stamina of the current generation of professional tennis players


the answer is D
anyone can explain this?
Kelly,
In the given argument the author is trying to compare the styles of modern players with those of the previous generations, in which he mentions that the styles are influenced by coaches in early adoption of the game.
Now this argument can only be weakened when we say that all of the coaches were professional players themselves which ofcourse would influence the play styles and develop a universally efficient tennis style. As we can safely assume that the coaches would be teaching the players the style that they have.

I hope this made sense :-)
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by kris77 » Fri May 13, 2016 10:57 pm
like the explanation on D.
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