An Adolescent Reports Participating in an Exercise Program at School

question 17

Multiple Choice

An adolescent reports participating in an exercise program at school each Wednesday throughout the school year. Further history reveals that the adolescent does not participate in any other physical activities. Which outcome is most appropriate for this adolescent?

• A) The adolescent is reporting information consistent with what 60 percent of adolescents report as participation in physical activities.
• B) The adolescent is not meeting the recommendations of the Healthy People 2020 initiative.
• C) The adolescent should be encouraged to continue this program of exercise, since something is better than nothing.
• D) The adolescent should be encouraged to vigorously exercise for at least 5 minutes each day.

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Definitions:

Modus Tollens (MT)

A form of logical argument that concludes the inverse of an antecedent from the negation of its consequent in a conditional statement.

Modus Ponens (MP)

A logical reasoning pattern that asserts if a given premise is true, then the consequent logically follows; structured as "If P, then Q. P, therefore Q."

Modus Tollens (MT)

A form of logical argument where the antecedent is denied after deriving an absurdity or contradiction from its assumption, typically structured as "If P, then Q. Not Q, therefore not P."

Atomic Sentences

The simplest type of sentence that cannot be broken down into smaller sentences and still convey the intended meaning.