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
- Yes No Waiver Call1 q · 3 choices
- Yes Right Outcome Wrong Reason1 q · 3 choices
- Yes Wrong Reason1 q · 3 choices
- Youngstown Category 21 q · 3 choices
- Zero Answer Panic1 q · 3 choices
- Zone Of Danger1 q · 3 choices
- Zone Of Danger Overread1 q · 3 choices
- Zoning Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Zoning Cloud Bait1 q · 3 choices
- Zoning Equity Factor1 q · 3 choices
- Zoning Preemption Myth1 q · 3 choices
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- Truthfulness Always Supports A Testifying Defendant1 q · 3 choices
- Truthfulness Foundation Overapplied1 q · 3 choices
- Two Grievances Means Two Counts1 q · 3 choices
- Two Thirds Override Cures All1 q · 3 choices
- Two Witnesses Turn Deed Into Will1 q · 3 choices
- Two Wrongdoers Means Half Damages1 q · 3 choices
- Ucc Applies To All Sales Over 5001 q · 3 choices
- Ucc Covers Services1 q · 3 choices
- Ucc Damages Permission Means Cap Included1 q · 3 choices
- Ucc Only Lost Profits1 q · 3 choices
- Ultimate Issue Bar Still Exists1 q · 3 choices
- Unauthorized Sublease Is Void1 q · 3 choices
- Unavailability Always Matters1 q · 3 choices
- Unavailability Always Required1 q · 3 choices
- Uncertainty Equals Mistake1 q · 3 choices
- Uncontested Equals Unimportant1 q · 3 choices
- Uncontradicted Means Conclusive1 q · 3 choices
- Uncut Crops Are Not Goods1 q · 3 choices
- Undefined Term Means Gap Filler1 q · 3 choices
- Undercover Agreement Required1 q · 3 choices
- Undercover Presence Always Defeats Conspiracy1 q · 3 choices
- Undercover Status Defeats Solicitation1 q · 3 choices
- Underinclusive Economic Laws Fail Equal Protection1 q · 3 choices
- Undisclosed Exact Hypothetical Is Automatically Objectionable1 q · 3 choices
- Unfair Private Conduct Equals Constitutional Violation1 q · 3 choices
- Unfinished Escape Means Attempt Only1 q · 3 choices
- Unfit For Ordinary Use Means IWM Liability1 q · 3 choices
- Uniform Use Equals Common Scheme1 q · 3 choices
- Unilateral Mistake When Only One Party Sues1 q · 3 choices
- Uniqueness Always Wins1 q · 3 choices
- Uniqueness Means Specific Performance For All Parties1 q · 3 choices
- Uniqueness Supports Specific Performance1 q · 3 choices
- University Authority Overrides Due Process1 q · 3 choices
- Unjust Enrichment Overrides Contract1 q · 3 choices
- Unlawful Contact Justifies Any Force1 q · 3 choices
- Unlawful Discovery Always Suppressed1 q · 3 choices
- Unlikely Damages Defeat Jurisdiction1 q · 3 choices
- Unlimited Detention1 q · 3 choices
- Unlimited Enhancement1 q · 3 choices
- Unpaid Balance Equals Damages1 q · 3 choices
- Unpaid Seller Always Wins1 q · 3 choices
- Unreasonable Belief Irrelevant1 q · 3 choices
- Unreasonable Means Bad Faith1 q · 3 choices
- Unrecordable Means Void Between Parties1 q · 3 choices
- Unrecorded Means Invalid1 q · 3 choices
- Unrecorded Means Unenforceable1 q · 3 choices
- Unrecorded Means Void1 q · 3 choices
- Unsafe Means Habitable Claim1 q · 3 choices
- Unusual Circumstances Excuse1 q · 3 choices
- Unusual Effects Imply Involuntariness1 q · 3 choices
- Unwritten Purpose Never Counts1 q · 3 choices
- Useful Activities Cannot Be Strictly Liable1 q · 3 choices
- Useful Fact Equals Admissible1 q · 3 choices
- Useful Policy Equals Agency Power1 q · 3 choices
- Use Date Equals Creation Date1 q · 3 choices
- Use Immunity Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Using Force To Confine Someone Satisfies Kidnapping1 q · 3 choices
- Vague Complaints Unchallengeable1 q · 3 choices
- Vague Grantee Can Be Cleaned Up Later1 q · 3 choices
- Validity Opens Everything1 q · 3 choices