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
- Duty Owed To Invitees Reasonable Care Including Inspection1 q · 3 choices
- Duty Owed To Licensees Warn Only Of Known1 q · 3 choices
- Duty Requires Re Ask1 q · 3 choices
- Duty Shifted To Counsel1 q · 3 choices
- Duty To Whom1 q · 3 choices
- Dwelling Blindness1 q · 3 choices
- Dwelling Element1 q · 3 choices
- Dying Declaration Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Dying Declaration Misapplication1 q · 3 choices
- Ear 021 q · 1 choice
- Ear Autonomy Appeal1 q · 1 choice
- Ear Distortion Half Truth Attacks Certainty Instead Of Mandatory1 q · 1 choice
- Ear Distortion Half Truth Wrong Element1 q · 1 choice
- Ear Falsity Contradiction1 q · 1 choice
- Ear Falsity Half Truth1 q · 1 choice
- Ear Overclaim Half Truth1 q · 1 choice
- Ear Overclaim Rational So Must Accept1 q · 1 choice
- Ear Overclaim Rebuttable Saves It1 q · 1 choice
- Easement Absence1 q · 3 choices
- Easement Label Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Easement Source Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Easement Type Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Economic Duress Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Economic Effect Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Economic Harm Equals Legal Wrong Fallacy1 q · 3 choices
- Economic Setting Wrong Axis1 q · 3 choices
- Eed Misfit In Coercion Scenario1 q · 3 choices
- Election Law Default To Rational Basis1 q · 3 choices
- Elements Test1 q · 3 choices
- Element Mismatch1 q · 3 choices
- Element Negating Defense1 q · 3 choices
- Element Omission1 q · 3 choices
- Embedded Hearsay Layer1 q · 3 choices
- Embezzlement1 q · 1 choice
- Embezzlement Possession Element1 q · 3 choices
- Emotional Facts Overwhelm1 q · 3 choices
- Emotional Language Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Emotion As Duress1 q · 3 choices
- Employee Access Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Employee Embezzlement Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Employee Theft Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Employer Autonomy Half Truth1 q · 3 choices
- Employment Custody Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Encumbrance Reflex1 q · 3 choices
- Entire Estate Clause1 q · 3 choices
- Entity Tracing Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Entrant Category Mislabel1 q · 3 choices
- Entrant Classification Step1 q · 3 choices
- Entrapment1 q · 3 choices
- Entrapment Misfit1 q · 1 choice
- Entry Is Not Enough1 q · 3 choices
- Entry Method Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Entry Scope Creep1 q · 3 choices
- Enumerated Power Tie1 q · 3 choices
- Equal Split Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Equitable Mortgage Label Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Equitable Override Temptation1 q · 3 choices
- Equitable Redemption Half Truth1 q · 3 choices
- Equitable Servitude Notice1 q · 3 choices
- Equitable Title Split1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- Defense Witness Credibility Governs Directed Verdict1 q · 3 choices
- Delay Clause Bars All Damages1 q · 3 choices
- Delay Equals Estoppel1 q · 3 choices
- Delay Equals New Consideration1 q · 3 choices
- Delay Reasonableness Belongs To Jury1 q · 3 choices
- Delegation Eliminates Responsibility1 q · 3 choices
- Delegation Equals Novation1 q · 3 choices
- Delegation Equals Payment Direction1 q · 3 choices
- Deliberate Act Equals Deliberate Killing1 q · 3 choices
- Deliberate Elicitation Always Controls1 q · 3 choices
- Deliberate Omission Equals Commission1 q · 3 choices
- Deliberate Premeditated Killing Cannot Be Manslaughter1 q · 3 choices
- Deliberate Provocation Is A Real Doctrine1 q · 3 choices
- Deliberations Totally Sealed1 q · 3 choices
- Deliberation Premeditation Are Voluntary Manslaughter Elements1 q · 3 choices
- Delivery Equals Enforceability1 q · 3 choices
- Delivery Is Required Before Article 2 Applies1 q · 3 choices
- Delivery Is The Only Deed Issue1 q · 3 choices
- Delivery Means Buyer Location1 q · 3 choices
- Delusion Erases Malice1 q · 3 choices
- Demand Drop Excuses Performance1 q · 3 choices
- Demand Perfect Perception1 q · 3 choices
- Demonstrative Use Can Be Invented1 q · 3 choices
- Denominational Secrecy Rules Condition The Privilege1 q · 3 choices
- Deny Motion Means Any Broad Rule Is Fine1 q · 3 choices
- Depositing The Fund Defeats Interpleader1 q · 3 choices
- Deposition Requires Challenge1 q · 3 choices
- Deposit Automatically Belongs To Buyer After Resale1 q · 3 choices
- Deposit Is Exclusive Remedy1 q · 3 choices
- Descendible Means Intestate Only1 q · 3 choices
- Destroyed Item Always Requires Bad Faith Showing1 q · 3 choices
- Destructibility Applies Everywhere1 q · 3 choices
- Deterrent Effect Defeats Tax1 q · 3 choices
- Devisees Become New Coowners1 q · 3 choices
- Devisee Inherits Nonacquired Property1 q · 3 choices
- Different Dates Kill Joinder1 q · 3 choices
- Different Detective Defect1 q · 3 choices
- Different Judge Rulings Matter To Double Jeopardy1 q · 3 choices
- Different Label Controls1 q · 3 choices
- Different Meanings Always Mean No Contract1 q · 3 choices
- Different Sovereigns Barred1 q · 3 choices
- Different Treatment Equals Equal Protection Violation1 q · 3 choices
- Diminished Capacity Is Insanity1 q · 3 choices
- Direct Beats Circumstantial1 q · 3 choices
- Direct Command Not Treated As Intent1 q · 3 choices
- Direct Evidence Required For Mens Rea1 q · 3 choices
- Direct Notice Required1 q · 3 choices
- Direct Order Required1 q · 3 choices
- Direct Word Match Controls1 q · 3 choices
- Dirty Money Equals Aid1 q · 3 choices
- Disabled Child Receives Because Fairness1 q · 3 choices
- Disclaimer Defeats False Pretenses1 q · 3 choices
- Discovery Auto Waives Pj1 q · 3 choices
- Discovery Cutoff Is Pj Deadline1 q · 3 choices
- Discovery Is Always About Who Has It Easier1 q · 3 choices
- Discovery Is One Shot1 q · 3 choices
- Discovery Will Probably Show Lower Damages Defeats Amount In Controversy1 q · 3 choices
- Discriminatory Impact Equals Unconstitutional1 q · 3 choices
- Discussion Before Closing Substitutes For Deed Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Dishonesty Or False Statement Means Specific Acts Admissible1 q · 3 choices