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Logic Breakdown

Passage Summary: Juan thinks it is unfair to let pros compete in the Olympics because they have more money and better training than amateurs. Michiko disagrees, saying the Olympics should simply be about showcasing the best athletes, regardless of their background.

Conclusion: Including professional athletes in the modern Olympics is a violation of the essential spirit of fairness.

Reasoning: Amateur athletes usually lack the financial and material resources that professionals have, making it unlikely they can compete effectively against them.

Analysis: Juan is worried that the Olympics have become a 'pay-to-win' scheme where the pros have all the toys and the amateurs are left in the dust. To weaken this, we need to show that the playing field isn't as tilted as he thinks. Look for an answer that suggests amateurs have access to similar resources or that resources don't actually guarantee a win. If the resource gap is negligible, Juan's fairness concern loses its primary support.

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Which one of the following, if true, most seriously undermines Juan's argument?

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If there’s no noticeable correlation between resources expended and performance, Juan’s central link—from resource disparity to an inability of amateurs to challenge pros—collapses, thereby undermining his fairness conclusion.
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