Question

Which claims are best supported by reasons and relevant evidence? Select two options.

Children’s rooms are their own, and parents should not intrude. Everyone knows that children need a place where they feel safe, and their room is that place. I get upset when my parents come in to check up on me or tell me to clean my room.
Children would be better off if beauty pageants were banned. Beauty pageants are not good for children. Their lives would be better off if all beauty pageants were canceled and banned forever. Many people believe that if this happened, children would be happier.
Exercising regularly will improve many aspects of one's life. Not only will you sleep better at night, but you will also learn better during the day and feel better in general. Many studies have shown the many benefits of regular exercise, and my doctor agrees with them.
Parents should teach their children financial responsibility early in life. Not only do children have expenses such as meals, snacks, and transportation, but they also need to learn how to realistically budget for their needs according to their income. This is an economic lesson that will prove invaluable when they grow up.
Recent studies have found that football is a dangerous sport and almost inevitably leads to brain damage. To protect players, we need to stop supporting school football and professional football. If we stop buying tickets and fan merchandise, players will no longer suffer such devastating injuries.

Answer 1

Select:
- Exercising regularly will improve many aspects of one's life.
- Parents should teach their children financial responsibility early in life.

Why: The exercise claim cites empirical support (“many studies”) and an expert (doctor) and gives specific, plausible benefits (sleep, learning, mood). The financial-responsibility claim gives clear, relevant reasons (children have expenses and need to learn to budget according to income) and a reasonable causal link to long-term value.

Why the others are weaker: the room/parents claim relies on personal feeling and general assertion; the beauty-pageant claim is vague and unsupported; the football claim overstates and leaps from selective studies to an extreme policy without solid, proportional evidence.