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This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 2 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
- CRIMINAL2
Example wrong choices
14740_midnight-study-window · CRIMINAL · Choice AAttempted burglary.
Why it's attractive
This answer treats flight before theft as no completed entry.
Why it's wrong
This answer treats flight before theft as no completed entry.
14740_midnight-study-window · CRIMINAL · Choice BNo crime.
Why it's attractive
The stem already shows entry plus theft intent.
Why it's wrong
The stem already shows entry plus theft intent.
14740_midnight-study-window · CRIMINAL · Choice DAttempted larceny.
Why it's attractive
The call asks for the most serious listed crime.
Why it's wrong
The call asks for the most serious listed crime.
20689_hannah_memorial_garden · CRIMINAL · Choice ANo, because the wooden lattice skirt and support posts of the back deck are not part of the 'dwelling house' for purposes of common-law arson.
Why it's wrong
Choice A is not the credited answer for this item.
20689_hannah_memorial_garden · CRIMINAL · Choice BYes, because Hannah maliciously set fire to the neighbor's property.
Why it's wrong
Choice B is not the credited answer for this item.
20689_hannah_memorial_garden · CRIMINAL · Choice CYes, because the fire produced significant smoke and heat, creating a substantial risk that the deck would burn.
Why it's wrong
Choice C is not the credited answer for this item.
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