Question

read the claim and the supporting evidence. claim: people should spend less time watching television. evidence: a sedentary lifestyle is a known risk factor for a number of health problems. why does the evidence support the claim? choose the analysis that better explains the connection. its hard not to be sedentary when spending long hours watching television. people should reduce the amount of time they spend sitting in front of the television.

Explanation:

To determine how the evidence supports the claim, we analyze the connection between watching television and a sedentary lifestyle. The first option explains that long hours of TV - watching make it hard to avoid being sedentary. Since a sedentary lifestyle is a health risk (from the evidence), this shows why people should spend less time watching TV (the claim). The second option is just restating the claim, not explaining the connection between the claim and the evidence.

Answer:

It's hard not to be sedentary when spending long hours watching television.