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Craft and Structure practice question

Text 1 Cold-water swimming improves mood, argues coach Ola Nilsen, citing swimmers who report feeling elated after a winter dip. Text 2 Regular winter swimmers do report elation. But they are people who have chosen to keep doing something most people try once and abandon; how a newcomer would feel after a forced cold swim is a different question, and the few studies that have asked it find mostly misery.

Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts?

  1. A. Text 2 accepts the reports Nilsen cites but argues they come from a self-selected group and may not apply to others.Correct
  2. B. Text 2 denies that any swimmer feels elated.
  3. C. Text 2 argues that cold water is dangerous.
  4. D. Text 2 recommends cold swimming for everyone.

Answer: A. Text 2 accepts the reports Nilsen cites but argues they come from a self-selected group and may not apply to others.

'Regular winter swimmers do report elation. But' — the self-selection problem.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Text 2 denies that any swimmer feels elated.
Text 2 accepts the reports.
C. Text 2 argues that cold water is dangerous.
Danger is not the argument.
D. Text 2 recommends cold swimming for everyone.
Text 2 doubts it applies to newcomers.

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