Same Outcome Wrong Reason
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
- Contracts2
Example wrong choices
14458_verse_wristbands · CONTRACTS · Choice ADaniel wins, because the agreement was void for indefiniteness of quantity and total price for the year.
Why it's attractive
The answer attacks the missing annual quantity and total price; that is not enough once the output/exclusive-dealing anchor is supplied.
Why it's wrong
The answer attacks the missing annual quantity and total price; that is not enough once the output/exclusive-dealing anchor is supplied.
14458_verse_wristbands · CONTRACTS · Choice BLydia wins, because both parties to a sale-of-goods contract impliedly assume the risk of changes in price and customer demand.
Why it's attractive
It gives Lydia the win but answers through market-risk language, not the exclusivity fact.
Why it's wrong
It gives Lydia the win but answers through market-risk language, not the exclusivity fact.
14458_verse_wristbands · CONTRACTS · Choice CDaniel wins, because there was no mutuality of obligation since Daniel made no express promise to buy any of Lydia's Scripture-memory wristbands.
Why it's attractive
The answer demands magic words; the Gold Key supplies the missing obligation from exclusivity.
Why it's wrong
The answer demands magic words; the Gold Key supplies the missing obligation from exclusivity.
14493_ark_stage · CONTRACTS · Choice ANo, because Ruth did not tender her performance at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Why it's attractive
This choice talks about Ruth's tender after Stephen's earlier sale already gave the breach trigger.
Why it's wrong
This choice talks about Ruth's tender after Stephen's earlier sale already gave the breach trigger.
14493_ark_stage · CONTRACTS · Choice CNo, because the contractual obligations were discharged on the ground of impossibility.
Why it's attractive
This choice treats Stephen's own transfer as an excuse.
Why it's wrong
This choice treats Stephen's own transfer as an excuse.
14493_ark_stage · CONTRACTS · Choice DYes, because Stephen did not inform Ruth of his repudiation before 7 p.m. Thursday.
Why it's attractive
The yes outcome is tempting, but the reason is notice rather than the sale.
Why it's wrong
The yes outcome is tempting, but the reason is notice rather than the sale.
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