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An online education platform found that students who participate in optional weekly 'live study groups' have a 25% higher completion rate for their courses. Based on this, the platform plans to make participation in at least one live study group mandatory for all students to improve overall completion rates. However, if the students who choose to participate in optional study groups are also those who possess the highest levels of self-discipline, then ________.
Which of the following most logically completes the passage?
- mandatory participation will cause self-disciplined students to drop out of the courses
- the platform will need to hire thousands of new moderators to manage the increased number of groups
- making the groups mandatory may not result in the expected increase in completion rates
- self-discipline is a trait that can be effectively taught through mandatory study groups
- students who lack self-discipline are incapable of completing online courses under any circumstances
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