Question

People who have a college degree tend to live longer than those who do not have a college degree. This is true for both men and women, and it is true across many different ethnicities and in many different geographical regions. This phenomenon is easily explained because it has been proven that people who have attended college have lifestyles and habits that are well known to increase lifespan: they eat balanced meals, they exercise often, they consider themselves happy, and they tend to have strong relationships.

The explanation given in the argument above assumes which of the following?

A. The lifestyles and habits listed increase the lifespan of most people among different ethnicities and in different geographical regions.
B. There are other reasons that explain why someone with a college degree tends to have a longer lifespan.
C. All of the people who attend college finish and get their degree.
D. People without a college degree do not have similar lifestyles and habits to those with a college degree.
E. There are other factors that contribute to a longer lifespan than the ones listed.

Answer 1

a

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The lifestyles and habits listed increase the lifespan of most people among different ethnicities and in different geographical regions.

Step-by-step explanation:

Everything you are, and ever will be, is the result of your choices and decisions. If you want to change some aspect of your life, you have to make new choices and new decisions, and then you must discipline yourself to follow through on your decisions.

The only way to achieve your proper weight is to develop the habit of eating less and exercising more each day and each week. But just as it takes you months and years to become overweight, it takes you many months to get rid of the weight once you make that decision.