Legal Label Beats Fact
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
- Contracts1
Example wrong choices
20556_mustard_seed_puppet_caravan · CONTRACTS · Choice AStephen, since he never personally notified Martha that he would not report for the caravan job.
Why it's attractive
The student sees that Stephen never personally said he would miss the job and treats direct notice as decisive. The breaker is that Martha already had reasonable knowledge and changed position before Stephen became available again.
Why it's wrong
This choice answers personal notice, but the call turns on reasonable knowledge and reliance before cure.
Spot it next time
Ask what Martha knew and whether she changed position before Stephen's release.
20556_mustard_seed_puppet_caravan · CONTRACTS · Choice BMartha, since Stephen’s contract with the overseas tour was an anticipatory repudiation of his contract with Martha.
Why it's attractive
The student recognizes future nonperformance vocabulary and grabs the most familiar label. The breaker is that the credited answer must state the reliance-before-cure fact, not merely a label.
Why it's wrong
This choice gives a nearby legal label but omits the reliance-before-cure fact that resolves the item.
Spot it next time
Use the Silver Key: label-only loses to reliance/timing.
20556_mustard_seed_puppet_caravan · CONTRACTS · Choice DStephen, since he was ready, willing, and able to perform as agreed on January 10.
Why it's attractive
The student focuses on the clean plaintiff fact that Stephen appeared ready on the day performance was due. The breaker is that Martha's replacement contract came before Stephen's release from the outside tour.
Why it's wrong
This choice uses the later performance-date fact, but the trigger fact is earlier reliance.
Spot it next time
Mark reliance before cure.
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