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
- Recent Amendment Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Recidivism Distractor1 q · 3 choices
- Recklessness Misstated1 q · 1 choice
- Reconveyance Restoration Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Recorded But Outside Chain1 q · 3 choices
- Recorded Deed Form Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Recorded Easement Omission1 q · 3 choices
- Recorded Interest Defeats Recording Act Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Recorded Recollection Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Recorded Recollection Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Act Misapplication1 q · 3 choices
- Recording As Cure1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Constructive Notice Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Date Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Defect Distraction1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Delay1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Priority Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Red Herring1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Statute Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Statute Class1 q · 3 choices
- Recording Timing Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Records Knowledge As Essentiality Conflation1 q · 3 choices
- Record Making Miss1 q · 3 choices
- Record Title Residue1 q · 3 choices
- Red Herring Facts In The Stem Medium Ad Revenue1 q · 3 choices
- Red Herring Sympathy1 q · 3 choices
- Referral Agent Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Reflexive Notice And Cure1 q · 3 choices
- Refund Only Remedy1 q · 3 choices
- Regular Record Chain1 q · 3 choices
- Regulated Act Vs Underlying Taking1 q · 3 choices
- Rehabilitation Only Limitation1 q · 3 choices
- Relatedness As A Red Herring1 q · 3 choices
- Relevance For Suppression1 q · 3 choices
- Relevance Low Threshold1 q · 3 choices
- Relevance Misfit1 q · 3 choices
- Relevance Overclaim1 q · 1 choice
- Relevance Overlooked1 q · 3 choices
- Relevance Override1 q · 1 choice
- Relevance Threshold Overreach1 q · 3 choices
- Relevance Trap1 q · 1 choice
- Relevance Vs Exclusion1 q · 3 choices
- Relevance Vs Form Of Proof Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Relevance Vs Sufficiency Blur1 q · 3 choices
- Relevance Vs Threshold1 q · 3 choices
- Reliability Gate1 q · 3 choices
- Reliability Screen1 q · 3 choices
- Reliability Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Reliance Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Reliance Does Not Override Sof1 q · 3 choices
- Reliance For Sale Contract1 q · 3 choices
- Reliance Imported From Contracts1 q · 3 choices
- Reliance On Preexisting Duty1 q · 3 choices
- Reliance Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Religion And Credibility1 q · 3 choices
- Religious Symbol Panic1 q · 3 choices
- Remainder Vs Executory Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Remainder Vs Executory Distinction Cutting Short Axis1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- Preexisting Zoning Means Assumption Of Risk1 q · 3 choices
- Pregnancy Always Equals Sex Classification1 q · 3 choices
- Prejudice Analysis Substitution1 q · 3 choices
- Prejudice Equals Acquittal1 q · 3 choices
- Prejudice Equals Intent1 q · 3 choices
- Prejudice Exception Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Prejudice Is Default Exclusion Ground1 q · 3 choices
- Preliminary Dismissal Equals Acquittal1 q · 3 choices
- Preliminary Hearings Are Always Discretionary1 q · 3 choices
- Preliminary Hearing Equals Trial1 q · 3 choices
- Preliminary Hearing Not Critical Stage1 q · 3 choices
- Premeditation Applies1 q · 3 choices
- Premeditation Requires Extensive Planning1 q · 3 choices
- Premises Scope Validates Whole Search1 q · 3 choices
- Preparation Costs Equal Expectation1 q · 3 choices
- Preparation Equals Acceptance1 q · 3 choices
- Preponderance Affirmative Defense Default1 q · 3 choices
- Preponderance Always Enough At Sentencing1 q · 3 choices
- Preponderance Is Enough For Defense1 q · 3 choices
- Preponderance Required For Relevance1 q · 3 choices
- Prescription Products Are Immune1 q · 3 choices
- Prescription Requires Deed1 q · 3 choices
- Presence Equals Fault1 q · 3 choices
- Presence Equals Standing1 q · 3 choices
- Preserving Collateral Means No Possession1 q · 3 choices
- President Always Needs Statute1 q · 3 choices
- President Can Declare War1 q · 3 choices
- President Has General Police Power1 q · 3 choices
- President Immune From Everything1 q · 3 choices
- Pressure Equals Duress1 q · 3 choices
- Press Has Absolute Immunity1 q · 3 choices
- Presumption Equals Proof1 q · 3 choices
- Presumption Is Conclusive1 q · 3 choices
- Pretext Defeats Probable Cause1 q · 3 choices
- Pretrial Citizenship Changes Control1 q · 3 choices
- Pretrial Conferences Are Lawyer Only1 q · 3 choices
- Prevailing Party Cannot Recover Fees1 q · 2 choices
- Previous Conduct Is Never Admissible1 q · 3 choices
- Pre Existing Confinement1 q · 3 choices
- Price Never Relevant To Knowledge1 q · 3 choices
- Price Rules Do Not Affect Commerce1 q · 3 choices
- Price Spike Always Excuses1 q · 3 choices
- Primary Work Use Controls Personal Use Tax1 q · 3 choices
- Principal Debt Must Be Written1 q · 3 choices
- Principal Must Be Convicted First1 q · 3 choices
- Principal Must Personally Touch Property1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Cause Must Be Foreseeable1 q · 3 choices
- Priority Instead Of Enforceability1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Consistent Always Admissible1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Consistent Statements Always Excluded1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Consistent Statements Limited To Credibility1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Convictions Are Always Propensity1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Express Easement Controls Later Grantee1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Grantee Must Pay Value1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Id Is Hearsay1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Inconsistent Statements Are Impeachment Only1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Inconsistent Statements Must Be Trial Statements1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Intoxication Convictions Prove Current Dangerous Operation1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Means Admissible1 q · 3 choices
- Prior Perjury Required For Sequestration1 q · 3 choices