Half Truth Belief Trap
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
17893_sting-recovered-bike · CRIMINAL · Choice AYes, because police can always preserve stolen status by saying the item is stolen.
Why it's attractive
Choice says police can always preserve stolen status by saying it. Stem says no statute does this. Direct contradiction.
Why it's wrong
Choice says police can always preserve stolen status by saying it. Stem says no statute does this. Direct contradiction.
17893_sting-recovered-bike · CRIMINAL · Choice BYes, because Lydia believed the bicycle was stolen when she received it.
Why it's attractive
Lydia did believe it was stolen, which is required. But the offense also requires the property actually be stolen. Police recovery ended stolen status.
Why it's wrong
Lydia did believe it was stolen, which is required. But the offense also requires the property actually be stolen. Police recovery ended stolen status.
17893_sting-recovered-bike · CRIMINAL · Choice CNo, because Lydia did not personally steal the bicycle.
Why it's attractive
Choice says not guilty because she didn't personally steal it. But receiving stolen property is a SEPARATE offense from theft. This answers a different question.
Why it's wrong
Choice says not guilty because she didn't personally steal it. But receiving stolen property is a SEPARATE offense from theft. This answers a different question.
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