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
- Under Compensation Nominal Only Misread1 q · 3 choices
- Under Further Advisement Carveout1 q · 3 choices
- Undivided Interest Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Unexplained Wealth1 q · 3 choices
- Unfairness Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Unfair Prejudice1 q · 3 choices
- Unilateral Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Unilateral Mistake Overreach1 q · 3 choices
- Unilateral Offer1 q · 3 choices
- Unilateral Reduction Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Unilateral Vs Bilateral1 q · 3 choices
- Unintended Victim1 q · 3 choices
- Uniqueness1 q · 1 choice
- Uniqueness Doctrine Misapplication1 q · 3 choices
- Unity Of Title Clock Start1 q · 3 choices
- Universal Duty Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Universal Quantifier1 q · 3 choices
- Universal Transferor Law Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Unlawful Act Doctrine Applied To Malum Prohibitum1 q · 3 choices
- Unlawful Act Doctrine Malum Prohibitum1 q · 3 choices
- Unlimited Authority Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Unlimited Preservation Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Unnamed Beneficiary1 q · 3 choices
- Unpaid Consideration1 q · 3 choices
- Unused Legal Alternatives1 q · 3 choices
- Unused Tool Decoy1 q · 3 choices
- Unwarned Admission1 q · 3 choices
- Upstream Cure Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Uttering As A Separate Crime1 q · 3 choices
- Vague Pleading1 q · 3 choices
- Validity Call Lock1 q · 3 choices
- Validity Challenge Overclaim1 q · 3 choices
- Valid Debt Red Herring1 q · 2 choices
- Valid Waiver1 q · 3 choices
- Valuation Detour1 q · 3 choices
- Value Misattribution1 q · 3 choices
- Value Recording Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Value Threshold Detour1 q · 3 choices
- Value Warning Wrong Element1 q · 3 choices
- Vantage Point Fallacy1 q · 1 choice
- Van Dusen Transferor Law Carryover1 q · 3 choices
- Vehicle Probable Cause1 q · 3 choices
- Vendor Lien Notice Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Verb Match Failure1 q · 3 choices
- Verdict Ceiling1 q · 3 choices
- Verdict Finality Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Vested Vs Contingent Future Interest1 q · 3 choices
- Vesting Ladder Misplacement1 q · 3 choices
- Veto Override Trap1 q · 3 choices
- Viable Use Fact1 q · 3 choices
- Victim Avoidance Superseding Cause1 q · 3 choices
- Victim Consent Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Victim Negligence Distraction1 q · 3 choices
- Victim Negligence Relevance Error1 q · 3 choices
- Victim Status Irrelevance1 q · 3 choices
- Victory Myth1 q · 2 choices
- Viewpoint Discrimination Scope1 q · 3 choices
- Visibility Trap1 q · 1 choice
- Visible Evidence Triggers Exception Name Without Element Check1 q · 3 choices
- Visible Use Clue1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- State Law Governs Federal Justiciability1 q · 3 choices
- State Law Presence Controls Congressional Power1 q · 3 choices
- State Of Mind Proves The Past Event1 q · 3 choices
- State Override Means No Parental Rights1 q · 3 choices
- State Owns All Former Waterbeds1 q · 3 choices
- State Police Power Overrides Enumerated Federal Power1 q · 3 choices
- State Privilege Law Is Just Professional Ethics And Therefore Not Enforced1 q · 3 choices
- State Regulation Equals State Action1 q · 3 choices
- State Resident Cannot Sue State Official In Federal Court1 q · 3 choices
- State Supreme Court Always Required1 q · 3 choices
- Stationhouse Myth1 q · 3 choices
- Statute Controls Fourth Amendment1 q · 3 choices
- Statute Waiver Magic Words Required1 q · 3 choices
- Statutory Maximum Cures Lack Of Counsel1 q · 3 choices
- Statutory Period Is Sufficient Alone1 q · 3 choices
- Statutory Silence Equals Ban1 q · 3 choices
- Statutory Violation Equals Exclusion1 q · 3 choices
- Stipulation Bypasses Court1 q · 3 choices
- Stolen Goods Are Outside Commerce1 q · 3 choices
- Stolen Money Equals Ransom1 q · 3 choices
- Stolen Status Persists After Recovery1 q · 3 choices
- Stop At Visible Assault1 q · 3 choices
- Store Consent Covers All Handling1 q · 3 choices
- Strange Device Creates Strict Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Stricken Trial Evidence Equals Extraneous Information1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability Always Controls1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability Applies To All Land1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability Applies To Any Public Event Injury1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability Arson1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability For Any Injury On The Premises1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability Means Automatic Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability Means No Due Process Limits1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability Solves All1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability Still Rewards Reasonable Care1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Liability Vs Negligence1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Scrutiny Applies To Any Permit Fee1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Scrutiny Applies Whenever Race Is Involved Skips The State Action Threshold1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Scrutiny Burden Is On The Challenger1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Scrutiny Formula Enough1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Scrutiny Is Always Fatal1 q · 3 choices
- Strict Scrutiny Overfocus1 q · 3 choices
- Strike Is Preemptive1 q · 3 choices
- Strong Case Defeats Prejudice1 q · 3 choices
- Strong Evidence Cures Constitutional Error1 q · 3 choices
- Strong Proof Can Bypass Statute Of Frauds1 q · 3 choices
- Subjective Fairness Over Objective Law1 q · 3 choices
- Subjective Fear Equals Self Defense1 q · 3 choices
- Subjective Good Faith1 q · 3 choices
- Subjective Hope Equals Elicitation1 q · 3 choices
- Subject Matter Jurisdiction And Failure To State A Claim Are The Same Defense1 q · 3 choices
- Subject Matter Link Always Controls1 q · 3 choices
- Subject Matter Relevance1 q · 3 choices
- Subject To Equals Assumption1 q · 3 choices
- Subject To Open Means Contingent1 q · 3 choices
- Subpoena Is Required For Any Deposition1 q · 3 choices
- Substance Must Be In Separate Offer1 q · 3 choices
- Substantial Impairment Controls Every Ucc Defect1 q · 3 choices
- Substantial Need Overrides Privilege1 q · 3 choices
- Substantial Need Showing Is Required For Party Depositions1 q · 3 choices
- Substantial Performance Always Means Entire Contract1 q · 3 choices