Literal Conditions 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
- Contracts1
Example wrong choices
14480_scroll · CONTRACTS · Choice ANo, because Lydia failed to notify the magistrate that she had accepted the reward offer.
Why it's attractive
legal_leak — the structural flaw requires outside doctrine (notice rule, Restatement § 54(2)) to spot.
Why it's wrong
legal_leak — the structural flaw requires outside doctrine (notice rule, Restatement § 54(2)) to spot.
14480_scroll · CONTRACTS · Choice CNo, because the express conditions set out in the reward offer were not met.
Why it's attractive
Anchor-Assisted — this is the dominant trap. The C3-visible fact (magistrate dropped the charges) is the prevention trigger; the doctrine that turns the trigger into excuse (Restatement § 245) is the Gold Key.
Why it's wrong
Anchor-Assisted — this is the dominant trap. The C3-visible fact (magistrate dropped the charges) is the prevention trigger; the doctrine that turns the trigger into excuse (Restatement § 245) is the Gold Key.
14480_scroll · CONTRACTS · Choice DYes, because the magistrate's agreement with Demetrius was against public policy.
Why it's attractive
Hard Structural — the call asks whether Lydia will prevail in a breach of contract action on the reward. D is about the enforceability of a different agreement (the plea). Visible from the stem/call pair alone.
Why it's wrong
Hard Structural — the call asks whether Lydia will prevail in a breach of contract action on the reward. D is about the enforceability of a different agreement (the plea). Visible from the stem/call pair alone.
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