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Castle Doctrine

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

  • 17929_parking-lot-retreat · CRIMINAL · Choice ANo, because deadly force is never allowed against a knife

    Why it's attractive

    It turns the knife into an absolute bar to self-defense.

    Why it's wrong

    It turns the knife into an absolute bar to self-defense.

  • 17929_parking-lot-retreat · CRIMINAL · Choice CYes, because the castle doctrine applies to any place Eli lawfully occupies

    Why it's attractive

    It extends the home exception to any lawful location.

    Why it's wrong

    It extends the home exception to any lawful location.

  • 17929_parking-lot-retreat · CRIMINAL · Choice DYes, because Ruth approached with a knife

    Why it's attractive

    It focuses on the knife and ignores the retreat requirement.

    Why it's wrong

    It focuses on the knife and ignores the retreat requirement.

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