Accidental Mechanism
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
- CRIMINAL1
Example wrong choices
21348_garden_gate_pruning_hook · CRIMINAL · Choice ANo, because the lower leg is not a vital organ.
Why it's attractive
The choice shifts from seriousness of intended injury to body-part label.
Why it's wrong
The choice shifts from seriousness of intended injury to body-part label.
21348_garden_gate_pruning_hook · CRIMINAL · Choice BNo, because Esther did not intend to kill Ruth.
Why it's attractive
The choice says no because death was not the stated aim.
Why it's wrong
The choice says no because death was not the stated aim.
21348_garden_gate_pruning_hook · CRIMINAL · Choice CInvoluntary manslaughter only, because the fatal artery cut was accidental.
Why it's attractive
The choice focuses on the exact artery cut instead of the intended serious wound.
Why it's wrong
The choice focuses on the exact artery cut instead of the intended serious wound.
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