2x2 Matrix
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 5 active questions. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
- CRIMINAL3
- Contracts1
- Evidence1
Example wrong choices
14492_psalm_lantern_kits · CONTRACTS · Choice ADaniel is entitled to accept any number of the 19 kits and reject the rest, but is not entitled to cancel the contract as to any rejected kits or the lot due on October 24.
Why it's wrong
Choice A is not the credited answer for this item.
14492_psalm_lantern_kits · CONTRACTS · Choice CDaniel is entitled to accept any number of the 19 kits, reject the rest, and cancel the contract both as to any rejected kits and the lot due on October 24.
Why it's wrong
Choice C is not the credited answer for this item.
14492_psalm_lantern_kits · CONTRACTS · Choice DDaniel must accept the 19 kits but is entitled to cancel the rest of the contract.
Why it's wrong
Choice D is not the credited answer for this item.
14609_festival_signal_stop · CRIMINAL · Choice ANo as to the stop of the minivan, but yes as to the order that Lydia step out of the minivan.
Why it's attractive
The choice accepts the stop but says the passenger order fails.
Why it's wrong
The choice accepts the stop but says the passenger order fails.
14609_festival_signal_stop · CRIMINAL · Choice BYes, as to both the stop of the minivan and the order that Lydia step out of the minivan.
Why it's attractive
The choice treats both challenged actions as violations.
Why it's wrong
The choice treats both challenged actions as violations.
14609_festival_signal_stop · CRIMINAL · Choice DYes as to the stop of the minivan, but no as to the order that Lydia step out of the minivan.
Why it's attractive
The choice treats pretext as invalidating the stop.
Why it's wrong
The choice treats pretext as invalidating the stop.
14698_psalmfest-cashbox · CRIMINAL · Choice Aassault and robbery.
Why it's attractive
It adds both assault and completed robbery, but the facts stop before any taking.
Why it's wrong
It adds both assault and completed robbery, but the facts stop before any taking.
14698_psalmfest-cashbox · CRIMINAL · Choice Crobbery.
Why it's attractive
It treats the reach for the cashbox as if money had been taken.
Why it's wrong
It treats the reach for the cashbox as if money had been taken.
14698_psalmfest-cashbox · CRIMINAL · Choice Dassault and attempted robbery.
Why it's attractive
It gets attempted robbery right, then adds assault from the injury bait.
Why it's wrong
It gets attempted robbery right, then adds assault from the injury bait.
14725_lydias_hymn_leaf · CRIMINAL · Choice Bcommitted forgery, because she created a false writing with intent to defraud, but has not committed false pretenses, because she refused to guarantee authenticity.
Why it's attractive
It hears fake writing and disclaimer, but skips legal efficacy and the source lie.
Why it's wrong
It hears fake writing and disclaimer, but skips legal efficacy and the source lie.
14725_lydias_hymn_leaf · CRIMINAL · Choice Cnot committed forgery, because the devotional page had no apparent legal significance, and has not committed false pretenses, because she refused to guarantee authenticity.
Why it's attractive
It treats no authenticity guarantee as the only fraud fact, but the stem supplies a source lie.
Why it's wrong
It treats no authenticity guarantee as the only fraud fact, but the stem supplies a source lie.
14725_lydias_hymn_leaf · CRIMINAL · Choice Dcommitted both forgery and false pretenses.
Why it's attractive
It gets the fraud sale but lets fake writing plus intent overrun the legal-efficacy gate.
Why it's wrong
It gets the fraud sale but lets fake writing plus intent overrun the legal-efficacy gate.
14857_good_samaritan_5k · EVIDENCE · Choice Bstate law and recognize the privilege claim.
Why it's attractive
The state-code fact is loud, but the claim is federal.
Why it's wrong
The state-code fact is loud, but the claim is federal.
14857_good_samaritan_5k · EVIDENCE · Choice Cfederal law and recognize the privilege claim.
Why it's attractive
Correct source, wrong recognition outcome.
Why it's wrong
Correct source, wrong recognition outcome.
14857_good_samaritan_5k · EVIDENCE · Choice Dstate law and reject the privilege claim.
Why it's attractive
The outcome is right, but the source axis is wrong.
Why it's wrong
The outcome is right, but the source axis is wrong.
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