It fails to offer significant support due to its brief mention, lack of details, and focus on a dissimilar group of people.
Many people fret these days that our youth are becoming sedentary and increasingly favoring non-active lifestyles. There is endless hand-wringing over the lack of emphasis on physical education in deference to academic studies. What's amazing is that the solution is so simple—issue digital fitness trackers to students and let them take matters into their own hands. A recent study following retired adults suggests that the trackers motivated them to exercise more often. The best thing about the trackers is that they put the accountability in the hands of students.
How does the reference to the recent study affect the overall credibility of the argument?
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It fails to offer significant support due to its brief mention, lack of details, and focus on a dissimilar group of people.
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It provides a unique perspective that school administrators will be able to relate to in adopting policies on fitness trackers.
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It adds specific data to prove the argument, but would be much more effective if it were mentioned earlier in the passage.
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