LSAT 155 – Section 2 – Question 10

LSAT 155 - Section 2 - Question 10

November 2019

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT155 S2 Q10
+LR
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
Critique or Debate +CritDeb
Problem-Analysis +Prob
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
16%
154
B
6%
154
C
77%
161
D
0%
143
E
1%
147
131
144
156
 +Medium 145.934 +SubsectionMedium

Toning shoes—walking shoes with a specially rounded sole—are popular with fitness enthusiasts. Research shows that the major leg muscles of people walking in toning shoes receive no more exercise than those of people walking in ordinary walking shoes. Nevertheless, many people experience a strengthening of their major leg muscles after switching to toning shoes.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Toning shoes don’t exercise leg muscles more than regular shoes, yet most people who switch to toning shoes experience a strengthening of their leg muscles.

Objective
The correct answer will be a hypothesis that explains a key difference between toning shoes and regular shoes, beyond the actual exercise the shoes afford. This difference likely rests in who wears the shoes. People may, for example, experience a strengthening of their leg muscles after switching to toning shoes because they’re making a concerted effort to get exercise.

A
Toning shoes strengthen small underused muscles in the feet and ankles.
We’re concerned with how major leg muscles are strengthened.
B
Muscles in the leg adapt to the rounded shape of toning shoes almost immediately.
This reinforces the idea that toning shoes provide no exercise benefit. We need to know why people who switch to them get a benefit, anway.
C
Many people find toning shoes especially comfortable and walk more as a result.
True, toning shoes don’t have any real exercise advantage over regular shoes. But people who switch to toning shoes end up walking more, which certainly exercises their leg muscles. This explains how they get a benefit from toning shoes.
D
There is little evidence that toning shoes cause injuries to their wearers.
Our stimulus says nothing about injuries. We need to know why people who switch to toning shoes get a benefit.
E
Shoes that strengthen the major leg muscles are more marketable than ordinary shoes.
Toning shoes don’t themselves strengthen the major leg muscles.

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