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E should be it. E says daily exercise is not the single factor to have a higher rate of metabolism than women who do not exercise daily.
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Only D and E are relevant.

Even though I will choose E in the GMAT, I am unable to dismiss D. D directly refutes the argument. Can anyone explain why E is better than D.

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I think the assumption of the author is exercise is the ONLY single factor contributing to the heigher rate of metabolism.

If we can show that excercise is not the ONLY single factor, the the argument falls apart.

D highlights some exceptions but is not as strong as E, since E attacks the assumption directly.

I am not good at CR, but I am working on it.

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the OA is E

D is close. However, some variation would not affect the value of the study. No generalization from a study such as this need to be true in every case to be valid.
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I choose E
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D directly refutes it.

E kind of does, but is very weak

This is a poor question.



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