# Leak Test: Visual Salience Shortcut (VISUAL Family)

You are detecting whether a question exploits visual salience patterns as a shortcut.

## Question

{question}

## Options

{options}

## Designated Correct Answer

{answer}

## Instructions

Check if the question can be answered by simply picking the most visually salient or "obvious" object/action, without careful visual analysis.

1. Is the correct answer the most prominent or commonly expected element in such a scene?
2. Are distractor options obviously implausible or uncommon objects/actions for the described setting?
3. Could a student "game" this question by guessing the most visually dominant element?

If visual salience is an exploitable shortcut → verdict "fail".
If the question requires careful visual discrimination → verdict "pass".

## Response Format (strict JSON)

```json
{{"verdict": "pass" or "fail", "reason": "brief explanation"}}
```
