Passage Summary: Using pictures helps students learn geometry by giving them a feel for the concepts before they do the math. The author thinks this same approach would work for algebra, even though high-level math is actually about abstract ideas rather than pictures.

Reasoning: Graphical illustrations help geometry students gain an intuitive understanding that aids symbol manipulation, and the author posits that this method would be just as effective for algebra despite the abstract nature of advanced mathematics.

Analysis: Since this is a 'Most Strongly Supported EXCEPT' question, we must treat the stimulus as a set of facts and identify which four options follow logically and which one does not. The stimulus establishes a causal link between intuitive understanding and the ease of learning mathematical symbols. It also suggests a pedagogical parallel between geometry and algebra. Look for an answer choice that makes a claim not supported by these specific relationships, such as a claim about the necessity of images for 'deep' understanding.