One of the limiting factors in human physical performance is

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One of the limiting factors in human physical performance is the amount of oxygen that is absorbed by the muscles from the bloodstream. Accordingly, entrepreneurs have begun selling at gymnasiums and health clubs bottles of drinking water, labeled
 â€œSuperOXY,â€

deowl · Answer

B it is

Professor · Answer

One of the limiting factors in human physical performance is the amount of oxygen that is absorbed by the muscles from the bloodstream. Accordingly, entrepreneurs have begun selling at gymnasiums and health clubs bottles of drinking water, labeled
 â€œSuperOXY,â€

itishaj · Answer

The bolded part strengthens the argument.
We need to seek other statement amoing the options which has the same effect.
I want to know whether C has the same effect on the argument or not?
This doesnot mean that OA is C :wink:

Professor · Answer

the argument is about the general athelates where as C is about only world class athelates. so it doesnot serve the same function...

deowl · Answer

The bolded part doesn't strengthen the argument, it provide the evidence that refutes the implied assumption that the water with dissolved oxigen can be usefull in improving phisical perfomance. C doesn't have any effect on this assumption.

mrmikec · Answer

In my opinion, B is correct because it implies that the body cannot use the extra oxygen the water would provide. The bold portion of the sentence serves the same purpose.

I believe C is out of scope. "Record setting" performance has nothing to do with the water's O2 levels.

prude_sb · Answer

it is B

pretttyune · Answer

Can you elaborate the boldic phrase for me? Thank you in advance.

  One of the limiting factors in human physical performance is the amount of oxygen that is absorbed by the muscles from the bloodstream. Accordingly, entrepreneurs have begun selling at gymnasiums and health clubs bottles of drinking water, labeled
 â€œSuperOXY,â€

pretttyune · Answer

I chose B, but because others seemed out of scope... Frankly, I cannot fully understand the boldic part and the answer B, and their function in the context.. Are there anybody who can help me?? and OA pls.. 

  One of the limiting factors in human physical performance is the amount of oxygen that is absorbed by the muscles from the bloodstream. Accordingly, entrepreneurs have begun selling at gymnasiums and health clubs bottles of drinking water, labeled
 â€œSuperOXY,â€

itishaj · Answer

I donnot know how ..but the OA is A

paddyboy · Answer

Very late, but (A) makes sense.

The argument is that the 'Oxy-rich' or any water, as a carrier of Oxygen, is useless. This can be proved if 'Oxy-rich' is substituted by normal water, without a variation in effect, as mentioned in (A).

(B) does not refer to anything related to the efficacy of the 'Oxy-rich' water.

deowl · Answer

No it doesn't . A is clearly out of scope since it deals with water lost in
exercising. Indeed it can be replaced with ordinary water. But what about 
water enriched with oxygen? Is its effect any different from the effect of
ordinary water? A doesn't say a thing about it.

Anyway, what is the source of this question?

mrmikec · Answer

The question is asking what function does the bold faced portion serve in the argument. If you believe this is a strengthen the argument question, then B would work. However, IMO, this is not what the question is asking.

The bold faced portion is saying the only way to O2 into you body is through your lungs. As such, SuperOxy water doesnâ€™t work b/c it doesnâ€™t matter the O2 content of the water because the O2 will not be absorbed. Similarly, A is saying tap water can be a replacement because since the level of the O2 in the water doesnâ€™t matter, it doesnâ€™t matter the water you drink.

B is saying since you have enough O2 in your body, the SuperOxy water is unnecessary. But this has nothing to do with the absorbency of O2 in the SuperOxy water.

alfa_beta01 · Answer

Are you sure? I think "B" is the best option.

jaynayak · Answer

I concurr..... The statement weakens the argument hence had narrowed it doen to B/C but reading the above comment, I cannot help but agree that A makes better sense.

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