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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

  • Evidence1

Example wrong choices

  • 14889_mission-flight-relevance · EVIDENCE · Choice Aadmissible as proper evidence of Mary's character.

    Why it's wrong

    Choice A is not the credited answer for this item.

  • 14889_mission-flight-relevance · EVIDENCE · Choice Binadmissible, because it is substantially more prejudicial than probative.

    Why it's wrong

    Choice B is not the credited answer for this item.

  • 14889_mission-flight-relevance · EVIDENCE · Choice Dinadmissible, because it is improper to prove character evidence by specific conduct.

    Why it's wrong

    Choice D is not the credited answer for this item.

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