Logical Reasoning · Most Strongly Supported

PrepTest 155 · Section 2 · Question 5

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

The one idea it tests

If a reaction comes from too much exposure to a trigger, and avoiding a certain situation works best against the reaction, then that situation probably cuts the exposure.

The basic logic

The passage links a reaction to heavy exposure, then calls one avoidance strategy more effective than a remedy. Connect the dots: the strategy most likely works by keeping exposure low. Stay inside the lunchbox and avoid claims about how often, how many, or what people tend to do.

Tiny words that decide it

“when”
“works better”
“though”

Playground logic

Biscuit barks when he sees lots of squirrels. Treats calm him a bit, but closing the curtains on sunny mornings works better. The passage best supports that, with the curtains closed on those mornings, Biscuit probably doesn't see lots of squirrels.

Step 2 · The kid story

Biscuit and the Squirrel Parade

Biscuit, Tommy's dog, has a barking problem. Lulu studied it with her clipboard. "Biscuit barks when he sees a whole bunch of squirrels at once," she reports. "Seeing lots of squirrels gets him all worked up." Tommy tried giving Biscuit treats, which calms the barking somewhat. But Lulu found something that works better, even if it's a pain: closing the living room curtains on sunny mornings. "Tommy, that means the closed curtains on sunny mornings probably keep Biscuit from seeing big crowds of squirrels." Tommy frowns. "But I like watching for the ice cream truck." Lulu taps her clipboard. "Science requires sacrifices." Biscuit, now curtain-blocked, falls asleep on a sock.

Step 3 · Try the model question

Biscuit barks when he sees many squirrels at once. Seeing a large number of squirrels gets him worked up and makes him bark. Treats can reduce the barking, but an approach that works better, though it is inconvenient, is closing the curtains on sunny mornings.

Based on the passage, which claim has the strongest backing?

Step 4 · The courtroom tale

The Case of the Sneezing Choir

A choir director sued a theater, claiming dust from old curtains made her singers cough. Her expert testified, "Coughing happens when singers breathe in lots of dust. Cough drops help some, but the better fix, though annoying, is to rehearse in the side hall on days the stage curtains are being moved." Mr. Whitfield, for the theater, rose. "Your Honor, if I follow this expert, then singers who rehearse in the side hall on those days probably do not breathe in much dust." The expert blinked. "Well, yes. That is why it works." The judge noted, "The testimony supports that point, even if it does not tell us anything about cough drops' habits."

Step 5 · Work the real question

Open PrepTest 155, Section 2, Question 5 in your official copy from LSAC (for example in LawHub) and read it there.

Your answer

How to apply it

Line up the facts: what causes the reaction, and which strategy works better than the remedy. Ask what bridge must hold for that strategy to be the stronger one. The best answer stays inside the lunchbox and links the strategy to reduced exposure. Run the Spoiler Test on the rest: drop answers that bring in new habits, claim what most people do, or mix up the remedy with the strategy.