Either Or When Both Required
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
- Criminal Law1
Example wrong choices
14631_manna_mart · CRIMINAL_LAW · Choice AStrict liability only.
Why it's attractive
The fake ID makes strict liability feel like the whole issue.
Why it's wrong
Strict liability explains Timothy but not Lydia.
Spot it next time
Ask: does strict liability explain Lydia's conviction?
14631_manna_mart · CRIMINAL_LAW · Choice BVicarious liability only.
Why it's attractive
The owner conviction makes vicarious liability feel sufficient.
Why it's wrong
Vicarious liability explains Lydia but not Timothy.
Spot it next time
Ask: does vicarious liability explain Timothy's conviction despite the fake ID?
14631_manna_mart · CRIMINAL_LAW · Choice DEither strict or vicarious liability.
Why it's attractive
Either/or sounds flexible, but the actual result requires both.
Why it's wrong
Either/or is a false compromise; the result requires both theories.
Spot it next time
Draw two boxes and fill both: direct seller and owner.
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