Unit 4 · Strengthening Arguments

Health Specialist Dance Claim — Strengthen It

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The specialist claims dance should be as important as sport in school. Only option A directly justifies this — if dance improves mental abilities, it has proven value that earns equal time with sport. The other options either weaken sport, support sport, or simply note historical precedent.

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0:00Introduction
0:21Question
1:01Strategy
1:36Step 1: What the specialist is claiming
2:01Step 2: Why B, C, and D fail
2:37Step 3: Why Option A wins
3:02Correct answer

Question

A health specialist has suggested that dance lessons should be an important part of school life, and that school children should spend as much time learning to dance as they do playing sport.

Which one of these statements, if true, best supports the health specialist’s claim?

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