Claim Of Right
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
14721_nativity_invoice · CRIMINAL · Choice ANo, because Stephen would have sold the nativity set to any customer who agreed to the price.
Why it's attractive
The choice talks about what Stephen would do as a seller, not Mary's fraud intent.
Why it's wrong
The choice talks about what Stephen would do as a seller, not Mary's fraud intent.
14721_nativity_invoice · CRIMINAL · Choice BYes, because Mary knowingly made a false statement that Stephen relied on when he released the set.
Why it's attractive
The choice lists deception facts but skips the ownership-belief fact that controls intent.
Why it's wrong
The choice lists deception facts but skips the ownership-belief fact that controls intent.
14721_nativity_invoice · CRIMINAL · Choice DYes, because even if the Bible-college statement was not material, Mary never intended to send the money.
Why it's attractive
The choice reaches for the no-present-intent-to-pay route but ignores the same intent-to-defraud problem.
Why it's wrong
The choice reaches for the no-present-intent-to-pay route but ignores the same intent-to-defraud problem.
19035_retreat_cottage_handbells · CRIMINAL · Choice BLydia is guilty of burglary because she actually forced open a window, satisfying the breaking element.
Why it's attractive
It proves a breaking fact but ignores the intent requirement.
Why it's wrong
It proves a breaking fact but ignores the intent requirement.
19035_retreat_cottage_handbells · CRIMINAL · Choice CLydia is not guilty of burglary because she lacked the intent to commit a felony inside the dwelling.
Why it's attractive
It states the broad conclusion but does not identify the honest-mistake specific-intent rule.
Why it's wrong
It states the broad conclusion but does not identify the honest-mistake specific-intent rule.
19035_retreat_cottage_handbells · CRIMINAL · Choice DLydia is guilty of burglary because a reasonable person would have realized she was entering the wrong cottage.
Why it's attractive
It swaps honest mistake for a reasonable-person standard.
Why it's wrong
It swaps honest mistake for a reasonable-person standard.
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