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
- Warranty Covenant Bait2 q · 6 choices
- Weight Versus Admissibility2 q · 6 choices
- Weight Vs Admissibility2 q · 6 choices
- Whole Contract Frame2 q · 6 choices
- Wrong Defendant2 q · 6 choices
- Wrong Measuring Life2 q · 6 choices
- Wrong Reason2 q · 2 choices
- Wrong Reason No2 q · 6 choices
- Wrong Remedy Frame2 q · 6 choices
- 1004 Excuses1 q · 3 choices
- 100 Mile Rule1 q · 3 choices
- 12 B 1 Vs 12 B 6 Conflation1 q · 3 choices
- 13 G1 q · 3 choices
- 1738 Discriminator Between State Court And Federal Court Judgments1 q · 3 choices
- 1 1 1 0 Pattern Spotting1 q · 3 choices
- 28 U S C 1291 Final Judgment Rule1 q · 3 choices
- 2x2 Crime Matrix1 q · 3 choices
- 3 Vs 1 Array1 q · 3 choices
- 3 Vs 1 Ownership Split1 q · 3 choices
- 403 Balancing1 q · 3 choices
- 403 Detour1 q · 3 choices
- 403 Substantially Outweighed1 q · 3 choices
- 403 Unfair Prejudice Endpoint1 q · 3 choices
- 404b Plan1 q · 3 choices
- 404 B Label Trap1 q · 3 choices
- 412 Conviction As Sexual Behavior Evidence1 q · 3 choices
- 412 Reputation Bar1 q · 3 choices
- 608 B Cross Examination Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- 609 A 2 Misdemeanor Limit1 q · 3 choices
- 704 B Mental State1 q · 3 choices
- 7a Bar On Additur In Any Form Dimick V Schiedt1 q · 3 choices
- Abandonment1 q · 3 choices
- Abandonment Doctrine1 q · 3 choices
- Ability Without Duty1 q · 3 choices
- Absence Device Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Absence Red Herring1 q · 3 choices
- Absent Defendant Test Applied To Present Defendant1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Duty Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Excuse Trap1 q · 1 choice
- Absolute Form Requirement1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Hearsay Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Independence Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Language Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Language Overclaim Any Means Necessary1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Never Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute No Duty1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute No Entry Rule Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute No Federal Court Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute No Standing Overclaim For Guests1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Overclaim Bolting1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Overclaim Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Presidential Shield1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Privilege1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Privilege Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Procedure Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Procedure Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Prohibition Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Qualifier Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Quantifier1 q · 3 choices
- Absolute Race Rule1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- All Hearsay Exceptions Require Unavailability1 q · 3 choices
- All Hearsay Exceptions Survive Confrontation1 q · 3 choices
- All Hidden Facts Support Rescission1 q · 3 choices
- All Illegal Evidence Suppressed1 q · 3 choices
- All Impossibility Is Factual1 q · 3 choices
- All Influence On Marriage Is Void1 q · 3 choices
- All Interlocutory Orders Wait1 q · 3 choices
- All It Needs Always Validates1 q · 3 choices
- All Judgments Are The Same1 q · 3 choices
- All Jurisdiction Is Non Waivable1 q · 2 choices
- All Keeping After Permission Is Embezzlement1 q · 3 choices
- All Landowners Only Have To Warn Licensee Rule Applied To Invitees1 q · 3 choices
- All Land Use Rights Need Writing1 q · 3 choices
- All Later Statements Suppressed1 q · 3 choices
- All Leniency Promises Are Allowed1 q · 3 choices
- All Letters Are Hearsay1 q · 3 choices
- All Licenses Revocable1 q · 3 choices
- All Lies Mean False Pretenses1 q · 3 choices
- All Lost Profits Are Out1 q · 3 choices
- All Management Orders Appealable1 q · 3 choices
- All Medical Statements Are Privileged1 q · 3 choices
- All Mistakes Require Reasonableness1 q · 3 choices
- All Modifications Need Writing1 q · 3 choices
- All Money Offers Are 4081 q · 3 choices
- All Mortgage Disputes Require Foreclosure First1 q · 3 choices
- All Mortgage Principal Paid Before Interest1 q · 3 choices
- All Murder Is General Intent1 q · 3 choices
- All Negligence Defendants Are Adults For Standard Of Care1 q · 3 choices
- All Neighbors Can Enforce1 q · 3 choices
- All Nonresident Discrimination Is Invalid1 q · 3 choices
- All Option Promises Require Consideration1 q · 3 choices
- All Out Of Court Criminal Conversations Are Excluded Hearsay1 q · 3 choices
- All Owned Land Is Curtilage1 q · 3 choices
- All Party Testimony Is Hearsay1 q · 3 choices
- All Physical Evidence Testimonial1 q · 3 choices
- All Police Questioning Requires Miranda1 q · 3 choices
- All Post Charge Talk Is Interrogation1 q · 3 choices
- All Preclusion Is State Law1 q · 3 choices
- All Prior Acts Are Rule 6081 q · 3 choices
- All Prior Bad Acts Are Propensity1 q · 3 choices
- All Prior Bad Acts Excluded1 q · 3 choices
- All Prior Crimes Are Out1 q · 3 choices
- All Prior Inconsistent Statements Prove Truth1 q · 3 choices
- All Prior Oral Agreements Are Barred1 q · 3 choices
- All Prior Testimony Is Former Testimony1 q · 3 choices
- All Promises Need New Consideration1 q · 3 choices
- All Property Restrictions Are Takings1 q · 3 choices
- All Prosecutor Promises Are Hearsay1 q · 3 choices
- All Public Aid To Religious Schools Invalid1 q · 3 choices
- All Realty Includes Everything On Land1 q · 3 choices
- All Real Losses Are Recoverable1 q · 3 choices
- All Reckless Killings Are Involuntary1 q · 3 choices
- All Recording Dates Are Relevant1 q · 3 choices
- All Records Are Admissible1 q · 3 choices
- All Record Evidence Requires Records1 q · 3 choices
- All Repair Costs Recoverable1 q · 3 choices
- All Restraint Labels Same Effect1 q · 3 choices
- All Retroactive Laws Are Ex Post Facto1 q · 3 choices
- All Rule 12 Defenses Are Waived By Omission From The Answer1 q · 3 choices
- All Sentencing Facts Belong To The Judge1 q · 3 choices