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
- Spill Causation Overreach1 q · 3 choices
- Split Doctrine Mpc Renunciation1 q · 3 choices
- Split The Statement Fallacy1 q · 3 choices
- Split Yes Vote1 q · 3 choices
- Spoliation Inference1 q · 3 choices
- Spousal Privilege Holder1 q · 3 choices
- Spring Gun Force Ceiling1 q · 3 choices
- Stakeholder Complete Diversity Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Stake In Venture1 q · 3 choices
- Staleness Of Probable Cause1 q · 3 choices
- Standalone Nied Frame1 q · 3 choices
- Standalone Pure Economic Loss Overclaim1 q · 1 choice
- Standard Reversal1 q · 3 choices
- Standing Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Standing Error1 q · 3 choices
- Standing Vs Merits Distinction1 q · 3 choices
- Start Revoke Finish Timeline1 q · 3 choices
- Statement Vs Exhibit1 q · 3 choices
- State Action Entitlement Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- State Action Error1 q · 1 choice
- State Action Misfit1 q · 3 choices
- State Action Party Blur1 q · 3 choices
- State Action Threshold In Ep Challenges1 q · 3 choices
- State Authorization Myth1 q · 3 choices
- State Bounty Bait1 q · 3 choices
- State Court Review1 q · 3 choices
- State Creates Interest1 q · 1 choice
- State Federal Conflation1 q · 3 choices
- State Interest Overread1 q · 3 choices
- State Law Claim Misframing1 q · 3 choices
- State Law Detour1 q · 3 choices
- State Law Validity1 q · 3 choices
- State License Gate1 q · 3 choices
- State Only Cliche1 q · 3 choices
- State Police Power Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- State Repose As Claim Defining Rule1 q · 3 choices
- State Revenue Bait1 q · 3 choices
- State Sovereignty Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Stationhouse Interview1 q · 3 choices
- Status Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Status Label Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Status Only Answer1 q · 3 choices
- Status Threshold Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Status Vs Concealment1 q · 3 choices
- Statute Of Frauds1 q · 3 choices
- Statute Of Frauds Alarm1 q · 3 choices
- Statute Of Frauds Default Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Statute Of Frauds Modification1 q · 3 choices
- Statute Of Frauds Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Statutory Elements1 q · 3 choices
- Statutory Interpleader Minimal Diversity1 q · 3 choices
- Statutory Purpose Defense1 q · 3 choices
- Stem Primed Losing Argument Adopted1 q · 3 choices
- Sticky Domicile Rule1 q · 3 choices
- Stigma Plus1 q · 3 choices
- Stigma Plus Trigger1 q · 3 choices
- Stipulation1 q · 3 choices
- Stipulation Misconception1 q · 3 choices
- Stolen Before Purchase Dominant Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Stolen Property Element Vs Mens Rea1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- Remorse Erases Murder1 q · 3 choices
- Remote Injury Means No Injury1 q · 3 choices
- Remote Possibility Defeats Mootness1 q · 3 choices
- Renewal Clause Always Controls Period1 q · 3 choices
- Rental Value Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Rent Acceptance Automatically Discharges Assignor1 q · 3 choices
- Rent Like Payments Mean Tenancy Only1 q · 3 choices
- Rent Withholding Overreach1 q · 3 choices
- Repair Equals Admission1 q · 3 choices
- Repair Fixation1 q · 3 choices
- Repair Means Rebuild1 q · 3 choices
- Repentance Erases Crime1 q · 3 choices
- Replacement Parts Decide Fixture Status1 q · 3 choices
- Replacement Price Gap Controls Builder Recovery1 q · 3 choices
- Repudiation Can Never Be Retracted After Receipt1 q · 3 choices
- Repudiation Is The End Of The Analysis1 q · 3 choices
- Repudiation Is Tort1 q · 3 choices
- Repurchase Request Equals Redemption1 q · 3 choices
- Reputation Always Irrelevant1 q · 3 choices
- Reputation Evidence Is Fair Game In A He Said She Said1 q · 3 choices
- Reputation Impeachment Required First1 q · 3 choices
- Request Required Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Request Triggers Sixth Amendment1 q · 3 choices
- Requirements Contracts Are Too Vague1 q · 3 choices
- Requirements Contracts Lack Quantity1 q · 3 choices
- Resale Always Fully Mitigates1 q · 3 choices
- Resale Price Sets Damages1 q · 3 choices
- Resale To A Third Party Always Revokes The Offer1 q · 3 choices
- Rescission For Covenant Breach1 q · 3 choices
- Rescission Means Full Refund1 q · 3 choices
- Rescuers Always Get Indemnity1 q · 3 choices
- Rescuer As Officious Intermeddler1 q · 3 choices
- Rescuer Reasonableness Is Dispositive1 q · 3 choices
- Rescue Success Required1 q · 3 choices
- Reservation Clause Is Permanent Shield1 q · 3 choices
- Reservation Language Always Required1 q · 3 choices
- Residence Alone Is Enough To Establish State Citizenship1 q · 3 choices
- Residential Sale Implies Fitness1 q · 3 choices
- Residual Risk Means Inadequate1 q · 3 choices
- Response Date Controls Diversity1 q · 3 choices
- Restitution Is The Only Remedy1 q · 3 choices
- Restitution Pays Effort1 q · 3 choices
- Restraint Equals Kidnapping1 q · 3 choices
- Restrictive Covenant Vs Future Interest1 q · 3 choices
- Result Creates Malice1 q · 3 choices
- Result Equals Intent1 q · 3 choices
- Res Gestae Applies To Anything Connected1 q · 3 choices
- Res Ipsa Equals Judgment1 q · 3 choices
- Res Ipsa Makes The Defendant A Strict Insurer1 q · 3 choices
- Res Ipsa Requires A Statutory Inspection Regime1 q · 3 choices
- Res Judicata In Criminal Dj1 q · 3 choices
- Retainer Required For Privilege1 q · 3 choices
- Retirement Is Consideration1 q · 3 choices
- Retraction Before Closing Is Always Enough1 q · 3 choices
- Retraction Undoes Publication1 q · 3 choices
- Retreat Always Required1 q · 3 choices
- Retreat Applies To All Force1 q · 3 choices
- Returning Property Erases Larceny1 q · 3 choices
- Return Means Attempt Only1 q · 3 choices
- Return Of Deed Revokes1 q · 3 choices