Which of the following is an example of an admissibility exception to evidence?

• A. The judge's discretion alone dictates admissibility.
• B. Hearsay, opinion, privilege, improperly obtained evidence, and settlement discussions.
• C. All evidence is admissible with no exceptions.
• D. Only digital evidence can be excluded.

Answer: (B)

In evidence rules, you don’t admit everything automatically; there are recognized exceptions that let otherwise restricted material come in when specific conditions are met. The set shown includes several well-known admissibility bases: hearsay, which is generally excluded but has many exceptions that allow it to be admitted; opinion, where certain kinds of testimony from lay or qualified expert witnesses is permitted; privilege, which blocks evidence but operates within a framework where privileged communications are protected; improperly obtained evidence, which may be excluded but can sometimes be admitted under particular circumstances or weighed differently; and settlement discussions, which are typically kept out to encourage settlement but can be evidence in limited, specific contexts. Together they illustrate how the law uses defined exceptions to admit evidence that would otherwise be excluded.

The other options don’t fit because they imply the rules are either entirely discretionary without standards, or universally permissive, or limited to a single type of evidence.