Offered For Truth
This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 2 active questions. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”
Subject distribution
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Example wrong choices
14800_retreat_laryngitis_letter · EVIDENCE · Choice ANo, because Ruth’s physician has not been shown to be unavailable.
Why it's wrong
Choice A is not the credited answer for this item.
14800_retreat_laryngitis_letter · EVIDENCE · Choice BYes, because it was relied upon by Ruth’s medical expert.
Why it's wrong
Choice B is not the credited answer for this item.
14800_retreat_laryngitis_letter · EVIDENCE · Choice CYes, under the business records exception to the hearsay rule.
Why it's wrong
Choice C is not the credited answer for this item.
14805_psalm_planner_notes · EVIDENCE · Choice AYes, because they are recorded recollections.
Why it's attractive
This sees notes made to remember but skips the missing foundation and exhibit limit.
Why it's wrong
This sees notes made to remember but skips the missing foundation and exhibit limit.
14805_psalm_planner_notes · EVIDENCE · Choice BYes, because they are business records.
Why it's attractive
This treats work-related personal notes as regularly made business records.
Why it's wrong
This treats work-related personal notes as regularly made business records.
14805_psalm_planner_notes · EVIDENCE · Choice DNo, because Lydia's immunity agreement makes the notes untrustworthy and therefore substantially more prejudicial than probative.
Why it's attractive
This says no but does not answer the hearsay-exception problem.
Why it's wrong
This says no but does not answer the hearsay-exception problem.
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