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Ear Distortion Autonomy Appeal

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

  • CRIMINAL1
  • Evidence1

Example wrong choices

  • 17194_wedding_album · EVIDENCE · Choice AAdmit the statement because it is a statement by an opposing party and therefore cannot be excluded by a policy rule.

    Why it's attractive

    A C3 student who knows that hearsay-admission rules and FRE 408 are separate doctrines can identify this as a category-confusion trap.

    Why it's wrong

    A C3 student who knows that hearsay-admission rules and FRE 408 are separate doctrines can identify this as a category-confusion trap.

  • 17375_fishing-charter-asportation · CRIMINAL · Choice CNo crime was committed, because Mary boarded the vessel and entered the cabin voluntarily

    Why it's attractive

    Stem shows Peter deliberately locking the hatch 'so Mary cannot leave' — visible evidence of intentional confinement that contradicts 'no crime' without needing any doctrine.

    Why it's wrong

    Stem shows Peter deliberately locking the hatch 'so Mary cannot leave' — visible evidence of intentional confinement that contradicts 'no crime' without needing any doctrine.

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Ear Distortion Autonomy Appeal — Trap Taxonomy | BarMatrix