(1) According to many studies, learning to play an instrument such as the piano or guitar can positively impact a student's academic achievement. (2) Students who play instruments were found to score up to thirty points higher on the reading portion of their SATs than their fellow classmates who did not play an instrument. (3) However, the researchers concede that their findings may indicate more correlation than causation, and that high-performing students may naturally gravitate toward music instruction more so than their less academically enthusiastic peers. The writer is considering deleting the underlined text in the passage. Should the writer keep it or delete it?

Question 12 options:
Keep it, because it elaborates on the statement made in the first half of sentence 3.
Keep it, because it provides effective support for the claim made in sentence 1.
Delete it, because it contradicts the key claim made by the writer in the passage.
Delete it, because it creates wordiness without adding new information.