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Intro to Topic ·Courts sometimes use "specific performance" as an alternative to monetary damages
Specific performance means compelling the parties to the contract to do exactly what they contracted to do.
Forcing someone to perform a service requires a lot of coercion. The compelled party would be extremely dissatisfied which could lead to further problems.
The author doesn’t present information on how often specific performance is considered in these cases compared to other cases involving refusal to perform services.
Difficulty
57% of people who answer get this correct
This is a very difficult question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%149
160
75%170
Analysis
Author’s perspective
Implied
Law
Single position
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
3%
155
b
26%
161
c
57%
164
d
9%
156
e
5%
157
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