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
- Policy Override Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Policy Vs Hearsay Collision1 q · 3 choices
- Political Question Detour1 q · 3 choices
- Polling Requirement Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Possession1 q · 1 choice
- Possession As Authority1 q · 3 choices
- Possession As Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Possession As Payment Excuse1 q · 3 choices
- Possession Now Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Possession Overweighted1 q · 3 choices
- Possession Snapshot1 q · 3 choices
- Possessor Pays All Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Possible Performance Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Possible Survival Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Postpone Until Forced1 q · 3 choices
- Post Accident Injury Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Post Arrest Withdrawal Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Post Attachment Lineup1 q · 3 choices
- Post Charge No Action1 q · 3 choices
- Post Closing Claim Misread1 q · 3 choices
- Post Closing Lien1 q · 3 choices
- Post Conviction Brady Motion1 q · 3 choices
- Post Crime Benefit Distraction1 q · 3 choices
- Post Crime Knowledge1 q · 3 choices
- Post Death Offer Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Post Event Fear1 q · 3 choices
- Post Indictment Lineup1 q · 3 choices
- Post Indictment Photo Array1 q · 3 choices
- Post Limitations Notice Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Post Sale Redemption1 q · 3 choices
- Post Taking Lie Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Post Trial Motion Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Post Verdict Posture Closing The Jmol Window1 q · 3 choices
- Predating Timing Requirement Miss1 q · 3 choices
- Predicate Felony Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Predicate Gate Skipped1 q · 3 choices
- Predisposition1 q · 3 choices
- Preexisting Duty1 q · 3 choices
- Preexisting Duty Default Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Prejudice1 q · 3 choices
- Prejudice Redefinition1 q · 3 choices
- Preliminary Question1 q · 3 choices
- Preliminary Question Layer1 q · 3 choices
- Premature Motion1 q · 3 choices
- Premature Same Offense Test1 q · 3 choices
- Premeditation Deliberation1 q · 3 choices
- Premises Removal Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Premises Status Misfit1 q · 3 choices
- Preponderance Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Preponderance Overclaim 104a Vs 104b1 q · 3 choices
- Prescription Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Prescription Language Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Prescription Legitimacy Bias1 q · 3 choices
- Present Covenant Timing1 q · 3 choices
- Press Coverage As Immunity1 q · 3 choices
- Presumed Reliance1 q · 3 choices
- Presumption Invention1 q · 3 choices
- Pretrial Finality Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Prevented Condition1 q · 3 choices
- Pre Answer Motion1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- One Evidentiary Mistake Always New Trial1 q · 3 choices
- One Exception Ends Analysis1 q · 3 choices
- One Good Layer Cures The Chain1 q · 3 choices
- One Joint Tenant Can Bind All1 q · 3 choices
- One Party Dismissed Equals Final1 q · 3 choices
- One Prior Is A Habit1 q · 3 choices
- One Prior Payment Rewrites The Contract1 q · 3 choices
- One Proper Venue Only1 q · 3 choices
- One Short Lot Cancels Future Lots1 q · 3 choices
- One Sided Cancellation Equals Option1 q · 3 choices
- One Sided Mistake Is Mutual Mistake1 q · 3 choices
- One Sided Testimony Allowed1 q · 3 choices
- One Tenant Binds All1 q · 3 choices
- One True Parcel Carries The Other1 q · 3 choices
- One Year Rule Always Applies To Long Promises1 q · 3 choices
- One Year Sof Overgrab1 q · 3 choices
- Only Competitors Can Disparage Products1 q · 3 choices
- Only Credibility Is Challenge1 q · 3 choices
- Only Direct Promises Are Enforceable1 q · 3 choices
- Only Felons Shooters Count1 q · 3 choices
- Only Human Threats Count1 q · 3 choices
- Only Managing Members Count For Citizenship1 q · 3 choices
- Only Named Parties Can Argue1 q · 3 choices
- Only On Stand1 q · 3 choices
- Only Originator Liable1 q · 3 choices
- Only Parties Admissions1 q · 3 choices
- Only Personal Acts Count1 q · 3 choices
- Only Property Owners Can Challenge Searches1 q · 3 choices
- Only Recorder Can Relay1 q · 3 choices
- Only Sellers Get Purchase Money Priority1 q · 3 choices
- Only Shipping Company Operators Are Reached By Nspa1 q · 3 choices
- Only Survey Language Counts1 q · 3 choices
- Only The Contract That Mentions Fees Matters1 q · 2 choices
- Only The Forger Is Liable1 q · 3 choices
- Only Witness Exception1 q · 3 choices
- Opacity Equals Privacy1 q · 3 choices
- Opened The Door Means Anything Goes1 q · 3 choices
- Open And Notorious Means Actual Knowledge1 q · 3 choices
- Open Assortment No Contract1 q · 3 choices
- Open Ended Language Means No Obligation1 q · 3 choices
- Operator Alone Breaks Duty1 q · 3 choices
- Opinions Are Excluded Hearsay1 q · 3 choices
- Opinion Is Never Admissible For Truthfulness1 q · 3 choices
- Opponent Must Disprove1 q · 3 choices
- Opponent Must Re Ask1 q · 3 choices
- Opposing Party Statement Status Solves Miranda Admissibility1 q · 3 choices
- Option Value After Exercise1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Agreements Are Always Modifications1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Agreement Means Modification1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Apology Can Transfer Land1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Change To Written Contract Is Always Barred1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Confessions Must Be Signed1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Guaranty Always Unenforceable1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Land Deal Can Support Specific Performance1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Land Sale Contracts Are Always Unenforceable1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Land Sale Remains Decisive After Deed Delivery1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Overrides Written In Tort1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Payment Promise Is Automatically Suretyship1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Permission No Right1 q · 3 choices
- Oral Reconveyance Promise Destroys Borrower Rights1 q · 3 choices