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Logical Reasoning · Most Strongly Supported

PrepTest 152 · Section 2 · Question 6

Phase 1 (your first ~400 questions): read the guidance, then answer. No clock.

Step 1 · Pre-Question Guidance · read this first

Question type
Most Strongly Supported (Inference)
The one idea it tests
If an explanation says group one does better because of a trait that comes from a certain focus, then group one must have more of that focus.
The basic logic
Combine the pieces. Fact: group one beats group two. Explanation: the needed trait is found more in people focused on the task itself, and that is why group one wins. Connect them: group one is more focused on the task. Use the Lunchbox Rule: stay inside what is given.
Tiny words that decide it
  • “because”
  • “usually”
  • “more”

Playground logic

Kids who knit for fun make neater stitches than kids knitting for a ribbon, because steady hands come more to those focused on the yarn itself. Put the patties together, and the fun-knitters must focus more on the stitches.

Step 2 · The kid story

The Knitting Club Puzzle

Aunt Rosa runs the knitting club. She noticed something odd. Kids who knit just because they love it make neater stitches than kids who knit mainly to win the fair ribbon. 'Why?' asked Kevin, whose scarf looked like a dinosaur had chewed it. Aunt Rosa explained. 'Neat stitches need steady hands. Steady hands usually belong to knitters whose minds are on the yarn itself. That is why the love-it knitters do better.' Marcus jumped in. 'So the ribbon kids should just quit!' Priya shook her head. 'Nobody said that. Stick to what we were told.' Lulu checked her notes. 'If the love-it kids are neater because of yarn focus, then the love-it kids must be more focused on the yarn.' Aunt Rosa beamed. 'Lulu, you get a ribbon.'

Step 3 · Try the model question

Kids who knit mainly for love of knitting make neater stitches than kids who knit mainly to win a ribbon. This is because the steady hands needed for neat stitches are usually found more in knitters whose attention is on the yarn itself.

What do the statements above best back up?

Choices

Step 4 · The courtroom tale

The Case of the Spelling Bee Judges

Lawyer Mo Ellis presented a study. 'Your Honor, spelling bee judges who volunteer for love of words catch more errors than judges who are there for the pay. The reason: sharp ears belong mostly to people focused on the words themselves.' Mr. Whitfield stood. 'Then I draw one small conclusion. The love-of-words judges must focus on the words more than the paid judges do.' Ms. Ellis protested, 'You cannot say paid judges never catch errors!' 'I did not, counsel. I said only what the study requires.' The judge nodded. 'If sharp ears come from word focus, and these judges have sharper ears for that reason, then they have more word focus. Modest, and well supported.'

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 152, Section 2, Question 6 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

List what is stated: a comparison between two groups and an explanation that ties the winning group's edge to a trait linked with a certain kind of focus. Combine them to see what must hold for the explanation to work. Choose the answer that stays inside the lunchbox. Reject choices with absolute words the passage never earns, and claims about values, overall performance, or abilities it never mentions.