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Homicide Always Requires Intent To Kill

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

  • 16123_peter_gospel_trivia_getaway · CRIMINAL · Choice Anot guilty, because Peter honestly believed the men from the cash pool were chasing him to hurt him.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice proves Peter's subjective panic but not a defense to reckless drunk driving causing death.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice proves Peter's subjective panic but not a defense to reckless drunk driving causing death.

  • 16123_peter_gospel_trivia_getaway · CRIMINAL · Choice Bnot guilty, because Naomi was careless in crossing the busy street while looking at her phone and without looking up.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice shifts blame to Naomi instead of answering Peter's criminal liability.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice shifts blame to Naomi instead of answering Peter's criminal liability.

  • 16123_peter_gospel_trivia_getaway · CRIMINAL · Choice Dnot guilty, because Peter did not intend to cause Naomi's death.

    Why it's attractive

    The choice treats lack of intent as decisive even though the charge is involuntary manslaughter.

    Why it's wrong

    The choice treats lack of intent as decisive even though the charge is involuntary manslaughter.

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