Necessity Exception
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
19175_wildfire_root_cellar · CRIMINAL · Choice ASelf-defense, because Ruth protected herself from the wildfire.
Why it's attractive
This choice treats the wildfire like an attacking person. The stem gives natural danger, not unlawful human force.
Why it's wrong
This choice treats the wildfire like an attacking person. The stem gives natural danger, not unlawful human force.
19175_wildfire_root_cellar · CRIMINAL · Choice BNo defense, because damaging another person's property can never be justified.
Why it's attractive
The word 'never' is too large. The Gold Key says necessity can justify limited property damage to avoid greater imminent harm.
Why it's wrong
The word 'never' is too large. The Gold Key says necessity can justify limited property damage to avoid greater imminent harm.
19175_wildfire_root_cellar · CRIMINAL · Choice DDuress, because Ruth felt forced by the emergency.
Why it's attractive
This choice hears 'forced' and grabs duress. The splitting fact is that no human threatened Ruth.
Why it's wrong
This choice hears 'forced' and grabs duress. The splitting fact is that no human threatened Ruth.
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