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This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- Civil Procedure1
Example wrong choices
18811_elevator_access_class · CIVIL_PROCEDURE · Choice ANo class can be certified, because each student uses the elevator at different times of day.
Why it's attractive
The call is 'which Rule 23(b) category is the most natural fit?' The choice refuses the call entirely — it answers 'no class can be certified,' which is a different question (can a class exist at all?).
Why it's wrong
The call is 'which Rule 23(b) category is the most natural fit?' The choice refuses the call entirely — it answers 'no class can be certified,' which is a different question (can a class exist at all?).
18811_elevator_access_class · CIVIL_PROCEDURE · Choice BRule 23(b)(1) only, because a judgment about one student could influence the university's conduct toward the others.
Why it's attractive
Rule 23(b)(1) covers mandatory classes where separate actions would risk inconsistent adjudications or impairment of absent members' interests. The dormitory-access claim fits neither prong. The 'could influence the university's conduct' framing is a half-truth that gestures at the right area but picks the wrong subsection.
Why it's wrong
Rule 23(b)(1) covers mandatory classes where separate actions would risk inconsistent adjudications or impairment of absent members' interests. The dormitory-access claim fits neither prong. The 'could influence the university's conduct' framing is a half-truth that gestures at the right area but picks the wrong subsection.
18811_elevator_access_class · CIVIL_PROCEDURE · Choice DRule 23(b)(3), because every class action involving many people must satisfy predominance and superiority.
Why it's attractive
The word 'every' is the visible overclaim marker. Rule 23(b)(2) is a separate category that does not require predominance or superiority. The dominant trap.
Why it's wrong
The word 'every' is the visible overclaim marker. Rule 23(b)(2) is a separate category that does not require predominance or superiority. The dominant trap.
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