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
- Gateway Fact As Merits Reason1 q · 3 choices
- Gate List Array1 q · 3 choices
- Gate Order Fre 401 Vs 4051 q · 3 choices
- General Defamation Code1 q · 3 choices
- General Intent Exception1 q · 3 choices
- General Intent Misclassified As Specific Intent1 q · 3 choices
- General Intent Reasonableness1 q · 3 choices
- General Intent Rule Trap1 q · 1 choice
- General Rule Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- General Rule Vs Exception1 q · 3 choices
- General Verdict Ambiguity1 q · 3 choices
- General Vs Specific Intent1 q · 3 choices
- Generic Compelling Interest1 q · 3 choices
- Generic Deference Misfit1 q · 3 choices
- Generic Title Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Geographic Limit1 q · 3 choices
- Gift Breaks Bfp1 q · 3 choices
- Gift Condition Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Gift Over Surface Reading1 q · 3 choices
- Gift Promise Half Truth1 q · 3 choices
- Gift Recipient Innocence1 q · 3 choices
- Giglio1 q · 3 choices
- Global Counsel Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Goods Price Trigger1 q · 3 choices
- Good Cause Requirement1 q · 3 choices
- Good Faith Application Step1 q · 3 choices
- Good Faith Computer Error1 q · 3 choices
- Good Faith Not A Defense To Strict Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Good Faith Objective Standard1 q · 3 choices
- Good Faith Overlay1 q · 3 choices
- Good Faith Shortcut1 q · 3 choices
- Good Faith Vs Objective Inquiry1 q · 2 choices
- Governmental Approvals As Legal Basis1 q · 3 choices
- Government Action1 q · 2 choices
- Government Approval Misfit1 q · 3 choices
- Government Employer Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Government Interest Non Responsive1 q · 3 choices
- Government Owner Blind Spot1 q · 3 choices
- Government Property Shortcut1 q · 3 choices
- Grade Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Grandfather Clause Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Grand Jury Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Grand Jury Compulsion1 q · 3 choices
- Grantor Inaction Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Grantor Retained Interests Possibility Of Reverter Right Of Entry1 q · 3 choices
- Grant Nexus Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Graphic Photo Prejudice1 q · 3 choices
- Greater Lesser Stack1 q · 3 choices
- Gross Negligence Manslaughter Without Duty1 q · 3 choices
- Group Answer Overextension1 q · 3 choices
- Guaranty Credit Performance1 q · 3 choices
- Guilt Determination Test Error1 q · 3 choices
- Gwd Cures Unmarketable Title1 q · 3 choices
- Habit Vs Mo Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Half Answer Split1 q · 3 choices
- Half Right Answer Common Student Myth Wrong Standard1 q · 1 choice
- Half Right Answer That Omits A Sub Element1 q · 3 choices
- Half Right Combination1 q · 3 choices
- Half True Both Answer1 q · 3 choices
- Half Truth Belief Trap1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- First Amendment Protects Only Institutional Newspapers1 q · 3 choices
- First Conveyance Wins1 q · 3 choices
- First Degree Felony Murder Always Applies To Adw1 q · 3 choices
- First Degree Murder Requires A Fixed Minimum Time1 q · 3 choices
- First Degree Murder Requires Calm Emotion1 q · 3 choices
- First Filed Judgment Always First1 q · 3 choices
- First In Time Always Wins1 q · 3 choices
- First Payment Creates Estoppel1 q · 3 choices
- First Recorded Always Wins1 q · 3 choices
- First Statement Admissible In Case In Chief1 q · 3 choices
- First Unpaid Creditor Takes All Excess1 q · 3 choices
- Fixtures Must Be Bolted Down1 q · 3 choices
- Flattering Use Is Not Actionable1 q · 3 choices
- Flattery Defeats Privacy Claim1 q · 3 choices
- Flat Misstatement Of 608b1 q · 3 choices
- Fmv Relevance To Enforceability1 q · 3 choices
- Fm Requires Intent To Kill1 q · 3 choices
- Focusing On Post Denial Silence Instead Of Notice1 q · 3 choices
- Focus On Crime Severity1 q · 3 choices
- Forced Entry Controls1 q · 3 choices
- Forced Entry Taints All Later Evidence1 q · 3 choices
- Forced Means Not Intentional1 q · 3 choices
- Force Alone Makes Robbery1 q · 3 choices
- Force Definition1 q · 3 choices
- Force Element Misunderstanding1 q · 3 choices
- Force Makes Intent Irrelevant1 q · 3 choices
- Foreclosed Mortgage Can Be Trimmed For Juniors1 q · 3 choices
- Foreclosing Lender Receives Leftover Proceeds1 q · 3 choices
- Foreign Affairs Covers All Foreign Action1 q · 3 choices
- Foreign Conduct Changes Privilege1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Alone Wins Consequential Damages1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Always Controls1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Always Defines Tort Duty1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Equals Duty1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Is Always A Separate Homicide Element1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Is The Only Contract Damages Limiter1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Not Seen1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Replaces Intent1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Requires Explicit Warning1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeability Trumps Contract Allocation1 q · 3 choices
- Foreseeable Damages Create Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Forfeiture Label Auto Invalid1 q · 3 choices
- Forgery Requires The Forger To Successfully Utter The Document1 q · 3 choices
- Forgery Requires The Victim To Actually Lose Money1 q · 3 choices
- Forgets Impeachment Exception1 q · 3 choices
- Forgot Rule Of Convenience1 q · 3 choices
- Formalism Over Content1 q · 3 choices
- Formal Report Is Always Best Evidence1 q · 3 choices
- Formation Equals Enforceability1 q · 3 choices
- Former Owner Has No Owner Policy Protection1 q · 3 choices
- Former Sense Impression Is An Exception1 q · 3 choices
- Forum Clause Means Dismissal Only1 q · 3 choices
- Forum Injury Equals Contact1 q · 3 choices
- For The Purpose Of Creates Condition1 q · 3 choices
- For Value Buyer Always Protected1 q · 3 choices
- Foundation Requirement Overgeneralization1 q · 3 choices
- Foundation Requires Every Background Fact1 q · 3 choices
- Found Gun Cures Bad Frisk1 q · 3 choices
- Fourteenth Amendment Is General Rights1 q · 3 choices
- Four Month Order Always Unreasonable1 q · 3 choices