Careful Soldier, That's A Trap

You're walking into an exam feeling confident until you see "If true, why?" and suddenly your brain short-circuits faster than an ungrounded circuit in a thunderstorm. That deceptively simple follow-up question transforms what should be a straightforward true/false into a psychological torture device. It's the academic equivalent of Tom luring Jerry into a false sense of security before whacking him with the conceptual baseball bat of "explain your reasoning." The professor isn't testing your knowledge—they're testing your ability to articulate complex reasoning under pressure while your neurons frantically fire like they're playing hot potato with your last brain cell.