Tension Map
← Command centerThe recurring legal tension points
The MBE tests a finite set of doctrinal collisions — two rules that pull a fact pattern in opposite directions. Browse the tension points, then open one to see the questions built to exploit it.
Torts
45 tensions- Absolute Independence Vs Direct Negligence Route1 q
- Adult Reasonable Person Standard Versus Child Standard For Ordinary Child Activity1 q
- All Or Nothing Remedies Versus Tailored Abatement1 q
- All Or Nothing Remedies Versus Tailored Abatement And Avoidable Damages1 q
- Any Inaccuracy Myth Versus Substantial Truth Doctrine Gist Or Sting1 q
- As Is Disclaimer Controls Over Iwm Definitional Fact Dealer S Opinion And Household Privity1 q
- AS IS Disclaimer Controls Over IWM Definitional Fact, Dealer'S Opinion, And Household Privity1 q
- Attribution As A Defense To Republication Versus Republication As Itself A Publication1 q
- Bodily Injury Only Vs Property Damage As Actual Harm1 q
- Both A And C Say Not Prevail The Axis Is Whether The Reason Given Is The Correct Legal Basis For Vicarious Liability Not Attaching1 q
- Breach Evidence Vs Breach Caused Injury Evidence1 q
- Breach Evidence Vs Breach Caused Injury Evidence1 q
- Breach Proof Vs Limited Feasibility Use1 q
- Bystander Wins On Transferred Intent Versus Bystander Loses Because She Did Not Apprehend Contact With Herself1 q
- Causation Split Between Spill Caused And Removal Caused Damage1 q
- Commercial Seller Vs Casual Seller1 q
- Complete Bar Versus Relevant Factor1 q
- Complete Defense Because There First Versus Factor Only Especially After A Substantial Expansion1 q
- Contact Intent Vs Injury Risk Motive Mental State Targets1 q
- Contact Intent Vs Injury/Risk/Motive Mental State Distractors1 q
- Contribution General Rule Vs Indemnity Intentional Tort Exception1 q
- Control Supply Versus Formal Ownership1 q
- Control/Supply Versus Formal Ownership1 q
- Custom As Conclusive Shield Versus Custom As Evidence In A Low Burden Safety Analysis1 q
- Customer Status Versus Guard Duty Foreseeability Trigger1 q
- Daniel'S Negligent Creation Of Peril Vs Ruth Centered Rescue Facts1 q
- Defendant Negligent Peril Vs Rescuer Focused Facts1 q
- Defendant No Breach Foreseeability Vs Plaintiff Avoidability Vs Other Cause Blame1 q
- Defendant No Breach Versus Plaintiff Avoidability Versus Other Cause Blame1 q
- Design Defect Risk Utility Vs Failure To Warn Vs Third Party Negligence1 q
- Did Daniel Apprehend Imminent Contact At The Time Of Peter S Act1 q
- Does Probable Cause To File The Underlying Lawsuit Defeat An Abuse Of Process Claim Based On Post Issuance Misuse1 q
- Does Strict Liability For Wild Animals Require The Keeper S Knowledge Of The Escape Mechanism Cracked Panel1 q
- Does The Plaintiff Assert Each Defendant Caused Everything Trap Or Invoke The Burden Shifting Rule For Indivisible Harm Correct1 q
- Duty Exists Versus Notice Breach Required1 q
- Every Defect Vs Element By Element1 q
- False Factual Disparagement And Specific Pecuniary Loss Versus Unfair Criticism Or Possible Sales Harm1 q
- False Light Publicity Vs Neighboring Privacy/Defamation Frames1 q
- Favorable Termination Element Missing Threshold Vs Secondary Defects Overclaim Categorical Overstatement Wrong Tort Frame1 q
- Foreseeability Target1 q
- Foreseeability Target Plaintiff Risk In Path Versus Set Stage Cause Exact Chain Or Defendant Breach1 q
- Foreseeable Hidden Danger Versus Plaintiff Fault Labels1 q
- Foreseeable Rescue Versus Actual Awareness1 q
- Foreseeable Rescue Versus Actual Awareness1 q
- General Strict Liability Rule Vs Assumption Of Risk Exception1 q