Trap Taxonomy
← Command centerThe recurring patterns behind MBE traps
Every wrong answer the MBE writes is built on purpose. Browse the wrong-answer architectures the test reuses and the misconceptions they prey on, then open one to see the questions that deploy it as a distractor.
Wrong-answer architecture
22 trapsHow the distractor is built
- Overbroad RuleBarMatrix curated64 q · 107 choices
- Bar Exam BaitBarMatrix curated54 q · 112 choices
- Common Student MythBarMatrix curated52 q · 75 choices
- Misstated RuleBarMatrix curated51 q · 71 choices
- Half Right AnswerBarMatrix curated45 q · 80 choices
- Wrong StandardBarMatrix curated42 q · 65 choices
- Answer To Different QuestionBarMatrix curated40 q · 74 choices
- Wrong TimingBarMatrix curated37 q · 69 choices
- Sounds LawyerlyBarMatrix curated26 q · 44 choices
- Wrong PartyBarMatrix curated25 q · 43 choices
- Wrong RemedyBarMatrix curated23 q · 42 choices
- Attractive Wrong AnswerBarMatrix curated22 q · 26 choices
- Exception OmittedBarMatrix curated19 q · 38 choices
- Moral Common Sense AnswerBarMatrix curated17 q · 19 choices
- Purpose Of Offer ConfusionBarMatrix curated16 q · 40 choices
- Legally True But IrrelevantBarMatrix curated14 q · 22 choices
- Wrong Mental StateBarMatrix curated12 q · 21 choices
- Wrong Procedural PostureBarMatrix curated12 q · 24 choices
- Fact Not In EvidenceBarMatrix curated11 q · 13 choices
- Exception Over AppliedBarMatrix curated7 q · 13 choices
- Exception HuntingBarMatrix curated4 q · 12 choices
- Wrong JurisdictionBarMatrix curated3 q · 3 choices
Misconception
2 trapsThe student error it preys on