In Europe, schoolchildren devote time during each school day to calisthenics. North American schools rarely offer a d...

shunhe on January 15, 2021

Hi @Anthony-Resendes,

Thanks for the question! So taking the negation, which as you’ve pointed out correctly is “not all children can be made physically fit by daily calisthenics,” or “some children cannot be made physically fit by daily calisthenics,” the argument still doesn’t fall apart. Remember what the argument is saying specifically. North American children can be made physically fit only if they do calisthenics. It’s talking generally about a group of children, not saying that every single North American child will be made physically fit. Since it’s not making that strong of an argument, the argument doesn’t need to assume something as strong as (A).

Hope this helps! Feel free to ask any other questions that you might have.