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
Misconception
3643 trapsThe student error it preys on
- Witnessing Injury To A Third Party Makes The Bystander An Assault Plaintiff1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Count Matters1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Disagreement Requires Reversal1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Exclusion Is Discretionary1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Importance Affects Strike Ruling1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Must Be Certain1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Must Be On Stand For Truthfulness Attack1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Must Explain Before Impeachment1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Reading From Record Is Always Prr1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Spouse Controls All Spousal Privileges1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Statement Equals Admission1 q · 3 choices
- Witness Vs Declarant Confusion1 q · 3 choices
- Words Equal Trick1 q · 3 choices
- Words Must Come First1 q · 3 choices
- Words Never Enough1 q · 3 choices
- Words Only Rule Ignores Physical Blow1 q · 3 choices
- Work Product Means Not Discoverable Ever1 q · 3 choices
- Work Product Overapplication1 q · 3 choices
- Work Product Replaces Attorney Client Privilege1 q · 3 choices
- Work Related Notes Equal Business Records1 q · 3 choices
- Worst Harm Equals Best Answer1 q · 3 choices
- Worthless Claim Means No Consideration1 q · 3 choices
- Writing It Down Cures Hearsay1 q · 3 choices
- Writing Requirement Symmetry1 q · 3 choices
- Written Answers Are Decorative1 q · 3 choices
- Written Consent Required1 q · 3 choices
- Written Modifications Are Always Enforceable1 q · 3 choices
- Written Report Means Past Recollection Recorded1 q · 3 choices
- Wrongdoer Forfeits Interest1 q · 3 choices
- Wrong Choice Of Law Can Be Retried Elsewhere1 q · 3 choices
- Wrong Denial Ground1 q · 3 choices
- Wrong Promise Supported1 q · 3 choices
- Wrong Quantity Ruins The Memo1 q · 3 choices
- Wrong Victim Defeats Homicide1 q · 3 choices
- Yes Answer Wrong Reason Is Safe1 q · 3 choices
- Yes Outcome Can Be Justified By Any Familiar Enforcement Doctrine1 q · 3 choices
- Yes Outcome Makes The Reason Safe1 q · 3 choices
- Yes Result Enough1 q · 3 choices
- You Must Sue The Original Speaker Before Suing A Republisher1 q · 3 choices
- Zone Phrase Without Fact Check1 q · 3 choices
- Zoning Equals Title Defect1 q · 3 choices
- Zoning Is Absolutely Supreme1 q · 3 choices
- Zoning Scope Decides Enforceability1 q · 3 choices