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
- First Recorded Wins1 q · 3 choices
- First Second Concurrence Trap1 q · 3 choices
- First Shot Invented Threshold1 q · 1 choice
- First Spark Fixation1 q · 3 choices
- Fiscal Only Narrowing1 q · 3 choices
- Five Element Fraud Check1 q · 3 choices
- Fixed Dollar Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Fixed Price Cost Overrun1 q · 3 choices
- Fixed Quantity Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Fixed Route Timing1 q · 3 choices
- Fixed Threshold Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Fixture Personalty Split1 q · 3 choices
- Flashy Fact Decoy1 q · 3 choices
- Flattering Photo Misfit1 q · 3 choices
- Flat Hearsay Denial1 q · 3 choices
- Flat Misstatement Attractive Wrong Answer Bar Exam Bait1 q · 1 choice
- Flat Misstatement No Protection1 q · 3 choices
- Flat Misstatement Of Concealment Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Flat Misstatement Of Rights1 q · 3 choices
- Flat Misstatement Receiving Value Does Not Create Obligation Aft1 q · 1 choice
- Flat Mistatement1 q · 1 choice
- Flight Phase Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Flipped Split1 q · 3 choices
- Floor Vs Ceiling Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Footnote As Certification Misconception1 q · 3 choices
- Force1 q · 2 choices
- Force Element Missed1 q · 3 choices
- Force Medium Misconception1 q · 3 choices
- Force Overweighting1 q · 3 choices
- Force Substitution For Asportation1 q · 3 choices
- Force Used1 q · 3 choices
- Foreclosed Scenario1 q · 3 choices
- Foreclosure Priority1 q · 3 choices
- Foreclosure Sale1 q · 3 choices
- Foreclosure Vs Personal Judgment1 q · 3 choices
- Foreign Country Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Class1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Gate Overreach1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Misfit1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeable Plaintiff1 q · 3 choices
- Forgery False Making Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Formalism Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Formalistic Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Formal Bargain Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Formal Plea Offer1 q · 3 choices
- Formal Writing Lure1 q · 3 choices
- Formation Detour1 q · 3 choices
- Formation Performance Conflation1 q · 3 choices
- Formation Vs Breach1 q · 3 choices
- Former Titleholder Anchor1 q · 3 choices
- Form Binding Mislabel1 q · 3 choices
- Form Of Proof Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Form Over Substance1 q · 3 choices
- Forum Selection Clause1 q · 3 choices
- Foundation Clash1 q · 3 choices
- Foundation Detour1 q · 3 choices
- Foundation Not Weight1 q · 3 choices
- Foundation Vs Weight1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- Express Promise Required1 q · 3 choices
- Express Statement Required Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Extended Family Not Protected1 q · 3 choices
- Extra Element Fixation1 q · 3 choices
- Extreme Of Range1 q · 1 choice
- Extreme Stress Equals Eed1 q · 3 choices
- Extrinsic Contradiction Always Collateral1 q · 3 choices
- Extrinsic Evidence Always Barred For Collateral1 q · 3 choices
- Ex Post Facto Applies To Civil Laws1 q · 3 choices
- Eyewitness Implies Causation1 q · 3 choices
- Eyewitness Required1 q · 3 choices
- Fabricated Jurisdictional Basis1 q · 3 choices
- Factual Admissions Are Always Admissible1 q · 3 choices
- Factual Impossibility Is Defense1 q · 3 choices
- Factual Impossibility Misunderstanding1 q · 3 choices
- Factual Prevails Over Intent1 q · 3 choices
- Factual Statement Myth 408 Protects Only Dollars1 q · 3 choices
- Failed Completion Defeats Attempt1 q · 3 choices
- Failed Fraud Means No Offense1 q · 3 choices
- Failed Payment Blocks Bribery1 q · 3 choices
- Failed Plea Talks Unprotected1 q · 3 choices
- Failed Treatment Means No Benefit1 q · 3 choices
- Failed Use Reverts To Heir1 q · 3 choices
- Failure To Mitigate Means No Recovery1 q · 3 choices
- Failure To Object To Proposed Instruction Equals Waiver1 q · 3 choices
- Failure To Subpoena Equals Waiver1 q · 3 choices
- Fairness Duty Controls Every Contract Problem1 q · 3 choices
- Fairness Equals Constitutionality1 q · 3 choices
- Fairness Equals Fifty Fifty1 q · 3 choices
- Fairness Equals Jurisdiction1 q · 3 choices
- Fairness Intuition Substitution1 q · 3 choices
- Fairness Overrides Deterrence1 q · 3 choices
- Fairness Overrides No Impeachment Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Fairness Over Legal Test1 q · 3 choices
- Fair Lineup Cures Everything1 q · 3 choices
- Fair Reliance Overrides Deed Formality1 q · 3 choices
- Fair Trial Cures All1 q · 3 choices
- Fake Gun Defeats Self Defense1 q · 3 choices
- Fake Id Always Excuses Sale1 q · 3 choices
- Fake Id Reasonableness Drift1 q · 3 choices
- Fake Item Means Attempt1 q · 3 choices
- Fake Signature Equals Forgery1 q · 3 choices
- Fake Weapon Erases Robbery Risk1 q · 3 choices
- False Compromise1 q · 3 choices
- False Death Notice No Liability If Person Alive1 q · 3 choices
- False Imprisonment Can Be Negligent1 q · 3 choices
- False Light Equals Defamation1 q · 3 choices
- False Pretenses Negated By Benign Motive1 q · 3 choices
- False Statement Equals Constitutional Deprivation1 q · 3 choices
- False Statement Plus Reliance Is Complete1 q · 3 choices
- Falsity Is Enough1 q · 3 choices
- Familiarity With Records Equals Fre 615 A 3 Essentiality1 q · 3 choices
- Familiar Formula Beats Call1 q · 3 choices
- Family Guaranty Informal1 q · 3 choices
- Family Member Equals Taker1 q · 3 choices
- Family Promises Are Enforceable1 q · 3 choices
- Family Relationship Creates Privity For Admissions1 q · 3 choices
- Family Relationship Implies Agency1 q · 3 choices
- Fatal Detail Must Be Intended1 q · 3 choices
- Fault Makes An Offer Irrevocable1 q · 3 choices