#17 - When exercising the muscles in one’s back, it is

[ltowns1]

The very last part of the argument seems to always distract when I look at this question. (Since the muscles on opposite sides of the spine must pull equally…) I know it was asked before but just for some clarity, you could’ve connected the ideas of proper alignment +protecting the spine to balanced muscle development. I get that typically it’s gonna be the premise +conclusion, but those ideas could've worked too correct?

[Robert Carroll]

ltowns1,

It's extremely difficult to predict what would have happened if the answers were different from what they are. The only guess I'd venture is that such a connection would be fine, but it seems to already be common sense - balanced muscle development should by definition lead to the ability to pull equally in both directions, I think? But again, we can deal only with the test as written, and this idea never came up in any answer.

Robert Carroll

[Asal1998]

Hi there!

How would I know that answer B can be diagrammed as a conditional? "Tends to lead to" indicates a causal relationship, and I've been cautious not to mix the two.

Apologies if this is a simple question! Just starting taking practice tests to there's a lot to catch up one

Thank you!

[Luke Haqq]

Hi Asal1998!

A causal relationship can be represented using conditional reasoning. Regarding how you can know that answer choice (B) can be diagrammed conditionally, the language "lead to" is an indication that it is a statement about one thing causing another. The cause would go on the left side of the arrow as the sufficient condition, and the effect would be on the right side as the necessary condition.