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
3431 trapsHow the distractor is built
- Categorical Abolition Misstatement1 q · 3 choices
- Categorical Answer1 q · 3 choices
- Categorical Exclusion Misstatement1 q · 3 choices
- Categorical Never Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Categorical No Money Specific Performance1 q · 3 choices
- Categorical Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Categorical Unreliability Rule1 q · 1 choice
- Category Conflation1 q · 3 choices
- Category Demotion1 q · 1 choice
- Category Error1 q · 3 choices
- Causation Before Actus Reus1 q · 3 choices
- Causation Blindness1 q · 3 choices
- Causation Distractor1 q · 3 choices
- Causation Misleads Away From Predicate Threshold1 q · 3 choices
- Causation Noise1 q · 3 choices
- Causation Transfer1 q · 1 choice
- Causation Without Foreseeability1 q · 3 choices
- Caveat Emptor Direction Reversal1 q · 3 choices
- Certainty Cures Violation1 q · 3 choices
- Certainty Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Certainty Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Certification Not Needed False Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Certified Record1 q · 3 choices
- Cert Denial Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Chain Of Distribution Misfit1 q · 3 choices
- Chain Of Title Misapplication1 q · 3 choices
- Channels Of Commerce Power1 q · 3 choices
- Character Evidence Exception1 q · 3 choices
- Character Witness Rebuttal Form Of Proof1 q · 3 choices
- Charge Bundle Matrix1 q · 3 choices
- Charge Combination Matrix1 q · 3 choices
- Charge Lock Failure1 q · 3 choices
- Charge Reduction Misconception1 q · 3 choices
- Charge Specificity1 q · 3 choices
- Charging Mismatch1 q · 3 choices
- Charitable Purpose Red Herring1 q · 3 choices
- Charitable Trust False Positive1 q · 3 choices
- Charring Requirement1 q · 3 choices
- Cheap Precaution Per Se1 q · 3 choices
- Child Trespasser Exception1 q · 3 choices
- Choice Of Law Carryover1 q · 3 choices
- Chronology Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Circumstantial Possession1 q · 3 choices
- Citizenship Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Citizenship Mismatch Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Civil Consent In Criminal Homicide1 q · 3 choices
- Civil Criminal Distinction Jurisdictional Not Categorical1 q · 3 choices
- Civil Fifth Adverse Inference1 q · 3 choices
- Claimant Diversity Axis1 q · 3 choices
- Claim Label Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Claim Of Right Overreach1 q · 3 choices
- Claim Sufficiency Not Good Faith1 q · 3 choices
- Claim Versus Issue Preclusion Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Classification Error1 q · 3 choices
- Classification Menu1 q · 3 choices
- Class Action Preclusion1 q · 3 choices
- Class Left Open1 q · 3 choices
- Clause Function Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Clause Label Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Clause Text Substitution1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- Best Evidence Applies To Refreshment1 q · 3 choices
- Best Evidence Means Best Available Proof1 q · 3 choices
- Best Evidence Means Best Proof1 q · 3 choices
- Best Evidence Requires The Source Video Every Time1 q · 3 choices
- Better Offer Makes Departure Breach1 q · 3 choices
- Better Treatment Defeats Causation1 q · 3 choices
- Bfp Always Wins Under Recording Act1 q · 3 choices
- Bias Is Collateral1 q · 3 choices
- Bias Reputation Only1 q · 3 choices
- Billboard Alone Always Sufficient1 q · 3 choices
- Bill Of Attainder Means Singling Out1 q · 3 choices
- Bill Paying Creates Sole Title1 q · 3 choices
- Blackout Is The Intoxication Test1 q · 3 choices
- Blame Shifting As Defense1 q · 3 choices
- Blanket Bar Represented Defendants1 q · 3 choices
- Blanket Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Blanket Probable Cause1 q · 3 choices
- Blockburger Always Controls1 q · 3 choices
- Board Vote Equals Personal Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Bodily Autonomy Triggers EP Strict Scrutiny1 q · 3 choices
- Bodily Entry Requirement1 q · 3 choices
- Bodily Harm Alone Satisfies Duress1 q · 3 choices
- Body Part Label Controls1 q · 3 choices
- Bolstering Is Always Permitted When The Witness Has Taken The Stand1 q · 3 choices
- Bolted Items Cannot Be Removed1 q · 3 choices
- Bolting Permanent Fixture Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Booby Traps Are Legal If The Owner Would Have Done The Same Thing1 q · 3 choices
- Both Answer Feels Safer1 q · 3 choices
- Both Mistaken Means Rescission1 q · 3 choices
- Both Parties Must Sign1 q · 3 choices
- Both Purposes Must Be Better1 q · 3 choices
- Both Remedies Available1 q · 3 choices
- Both Sides Reasonable1 q · 3 choices
- Both Sides Wash Out1 q · 3 choices
- Both Wills Count1 q · 3 choices
- Brady Is Absolute1 q · 3 choices
- Breacher Can Net Restitution1 q · 3 choices
- Breach Equals Eviction1 q · 3 choices
- Breach Equals Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Breach Equals Remedy1 q · 3 choices
- Breach Justifies Double Recovery1 q · 3 choices
- Breach Outcome Enough Without Correct Reason1 q · 3 choices
- Breach Sends Land To Grantor1 q · 3 choices
- Breach Voids Sublease1 q · 3 choices
- Breaking And Intent Equals Burglary1 q · 3 choices
- Breaking Equals Burglary1 q · 3 choices
- Breaking In Equals Burglary1 q · 3 choices
- Broader Test Means Available1 q · 3 choices
- Broad Combo Answer Pull1 q · 3 choices
- Broad Yes Answer Feels Safe1 q · 3 choices
- Broker Always Earns When Buyer Found1 q · 3 choices
- Bruton Always Applies Even When Confessor Testifies1 q · 3 choices
- Burglary Equals Any Break In1 q · 3 choices
- Burglary Label Justifies Later Shooting1 q · 3 choices
- Burglary Not Predicate1 q · 3 choices
- Burglary Requires Broken Entry1 q · 3 choices
- Burglary Requires Completed Theft1 q · 3 choices
- Burglary Requires Occupied Dwelling1 q · 3 choices
- Burglary Requires Physical Force1 q · 3 choices
- Burglary Requires Successful Theft1 q · 3 choices