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
- Equity Frame1 q · 3 choices
- Erase1 q · 1 choice
- Erie Analysis1 q · 3 choices
- Erie As Party Preference Misframe1 q · 3 choices
- Erie Borrowing Miss1 q · 3 choices
- Erie Fallacy1 q · 3 choices
- Erie No Federal General Common Law For State Law Diversity Claims1 q · 3 choices
- Erie Over Application1 q · 3 choices
- Essential Date Shortcut1 q · 3 choices
- Essential State Functions Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Estate Follows Paper Not Possession1 q · 3 choices
- Estoppel Direction Error1 q · 3 choices
- Estoppel Without Facts1 q · 3 choices
- Estoppel Without User Reliance1 q · 3 choices
- Every Lineup Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Evidence Demand Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Exception Ladder1 q · 3 choices
- Exception Missed1 q · 3 choices
- Exception Overreach1 q · 3 choices
- Exception Predicate Omitted1 q · 3 choices
- Exception Scope1 q · 3 choices
- Exclusionary Rule Exception1 q · 3 choices
- Exclusionary Rule Scope1 q · 3 choices
- Exclusive Dealing Signal1 q · 3 choices
- Exclusive Possession1 q · 3 choices
- Executive Emergency Action1 q · 3 choices
- Exhibit Vs Testimony Aid1 q · 3 choices
- Existing Fact Misrepresentation1 q · 3 choices
- Exit Requirement Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Expansion After Move In Analysis1 q · 3 choices
- Expectancy As Collateral1 q · 3 choices
- Expectation1 q · 1 choice
- Expectation Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Expected Evidence1 q · 1 choice
- Expense Alone Misframing1 q · 3 choices
- Experimental Goods Skin1 q · 3 choices
- Expertise Detour1 q · 3 choices
- Expert Basis Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Expert Hypothetical Boundary1 q · 3 choices
- Expert Only Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Expert Opinion Form1 q · 3 choices
- Expert Qualification1 q · 3 choices
- Expert Vs Lay Fabricated Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Expired Date Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Explain Or Deny Applied To Hearsay Declarant1 q · 3 choices
- Express Condition Label1 q · 3 choices
- Express Prohibition Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Extinguished Interest1 q · 3 choices
- Extortion Misfit1 q · 1 choice
- Extra Element Distractor1 q · 3 choices
- Extra Formality Array1 q · 3 choices
- Extra Foundation Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Extreme Of Range Partial Performance Does Not Entitle Payment Af1 q · 1 choice
- Extreme Risk1 q · 3 choices
- Extrinsic Evidence Bar1 q · 3 choices
- Extrinsic Evidence Pattern Separate Witness1 q · 3 choices
- Extrinsic Impeachment1 q · 3 choices
- Extrinsic Impeachment Misapplication1 q · 3 choices
- Fabricated Acceptance Bar1 q · 3 choices
- Fabricated Additional Intent1 q · 1 choice
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- Disinheritance Language Transfers Trust Property1 q · 3 choices
- Dismissals Of Fewer Than All Defendants Are Never Appealable1 q · 3 choices
- Dismissal Remedy Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Dispute Excludes Testimony1 q · 3 choices
- Distress Equals Excited Utterance1 q · 3 choices
- Divisibility Requires A Separate Lawsuit1 q · 3 choices
- Divorce Ends All Spousal Privilege1 q · 3 choices
- Doctor Confidentiality Equals Federal Privilege1 q · 3 choices
- Doctor Form Equals Business Record1 q · 3 choices
- Doctor Patient Privilege No Fre 501 Routing1 q · 3 choices
- Doctrine Confusion Misrepresentation Vs Unconscionability1 q · 3 choices
- Documentary Evidence Cannot Be Suppressed1 q · 3 choices
- Documents Cannot Be Communications1 q · 3 choices
- Document Needs Sponsor1 q · 3 choices
- Document Sharing Equals Privilege1 q · 3 choices
- Dog Sniffs Are Never Searches1 q · 3 choices
- Dollar Threshold Controls All Sof1 q · 3 choices
- Donee Beneficiary Always Enforces1 q · 3 choices
- Donee Status Controls Insurer Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Door Fact Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Door Opening Applies To All Character Evidence1 q · 3 choices
- Double Hearsay Is Automatic Exclusion1 q · 3 choices
- Double Jeopardy Bars All Retrial1 q · 3 choices
- Double Jeopardy Only After Acquittal1 q · 3 choices
- Double Jeopardy Only After Verdict1 q · 3 choices
- Double Jeopardy Requires A Verdict1 q · 3 choices
- Double Recovery Always Barred1 q · 3 choices
- Drafter Construction Applies To Every Insurance Like Contract Dispute1 q · 3 choices
- Dropped Property Is Free1 q · 3 choices
- Dropping Property Cancels Larceny1 q · 3 choices
- Drug Exception Exists1 q · 3 choices
- Drunkenness Defeats All Malice1 q · 3 choices
- Drunkenness Negates Recklessness1 q · 3 choices
- Drunk Means No Intent1 q · 3 choices
- Due On Sale Clause Creates Buyer Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Due On Sale Clause Does All Work1 q · 3 choices
- Due On Sale Is Restraint1 q · 3 choices
- Due Process Applies To All Government Action1 q · 3 choices
- Due Process Applies To Private Parties1 q · 3 choices
- Due Process Makes Every Property Loss By A State Employee A Constitutional Violation1 q · 3 choices
- Duress Equals Any Financial Pressure1 q · 3 choices
- Duress Excuses Everything1 q · 3 choices
- Duress Is Single Element1 q · 3 choices
- Duress Is The Answer When There Is Pressure1 q · 3 choices
- Duress Is The Strongest Defense1 q · 3 choices
- Duress Means Any Emergency1 q · 3 choices
- Duress Requires Touching1 q · 3 choices
- Duress Vs Necessity Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Duress Works Because Of Threat1 q · 3 choices
- During The Felony Is Enough1 q · 3 choices
- Duty Breach As Catchall1 q · 3 choices
- Duty Breach Equals Murder Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Duty Not Required For Omission Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Duty To Inspect Universal1 q · 3 choices
- Dwelling Must Be Permanent1 q · 3 choices
- Dwelling Scope Over Narrowed1 q · 3 choices
- Dying Declarations Only Homicide1 q · 3 choices
- Dying Declaration Admissible Only In Criminal Homicide Common Law Only Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Dying While Speaking Equals Dying Declaration1 q · 3 choices
- Each Individual Claim Must Independently Exceed 75 0001 q · 3 choices