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MisconceptionObserved in bank

Forced Entry Equals Burglary

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

  • 14744_midnight_candle_stencils · CRIMINAL · Choice ABurglary, but not larceny.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice rewards the forced door but ignores that burglary and larceny use different intent timing.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice rewards the forced door but ignores that burglary and larceny use different intent timing.

  • 14744_midnight_candle_stencils · CRIMINAL · Choice BNeither burglary nor larceny.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice rejects burglary but goes too far by rejecting the later larceny.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice rejects burglary but goes too far by rejecting the later larceny.

  • 14744_midnight_candle_stencils · CRIMINAL · Choice CBurglary and larceny.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice gets larceny but imports that later intent into burglary.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice gets larceny but imports that later intent into burglary.

  • 19651_harp_loft_retrieval · CRIMINAL · Choice AOnly Naomi.

    Why it's attractive

    It spots Naomi's force but misses her claim-of-right intent.

    Why it's wrong

    It spots Naomi's force but misses her claim-of-right intent.

  • 19651_harp_loft_retrieval · CRIMINAL · Choice CAll of them.

    Why it's attractive

    It counts bodies instead of intent.

    Why it's wrong

    It counts bodies instead of intent.

  • 19651_harp_loft_retrieval · CRIMINAL · Choice DTimothy and Lydia.

    Why it's attractive

    It includes Lydia correctly but adds Timothy despite his honest belief.

    Why it's wrong

    It includes Lydia correctly but adds Timothy despite his honest belief.

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