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Honest Fear

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.”

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  • CRIMINAL1

Example wrong choices

  • 19289_peters_cafe_vigil · CRIMINAL · Choice AYes, because Timothy had threatened him in the past.

    Why it's attractive

    Past threats don't justify current force.

    Why it's wrong

    Past threats don't justify current force.

  • 19289_peters_cafe_vigil · CRIMINAL · Choice BYes, because self-defense depends only on Peter's honest fear.

    Why it's attractive

    Fear must be honest AND reasonable.

    Why it's wrong

    Fear must be honest AND reasonable.

  • 19289_peters_cafe_vigil · CRIMINAL · Choice DNo, because self-defense is never available in homicide cases.

    Why it's attractive

    Self-defense can justify homicide.

    Why it's wrong

    Self-defense can justify homicide.

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