(July 11, 2012 at 5:28 pm)Skepsis Wrote:(July 11, 2012 at 9:15 am)Jeffonthenet Wrote: I understand, trust me. It is pretty clear that some people just cannot admit that they are wrong. I asked a yes or no question, a question that is either true or false but cannot be neither. One who refuses to answer is simply evading… whether they are aware of it or not.
Is it true that you still beat your significant other?
Wikipedia Wrote:A loaded question is a question which contains a controversial or unjustified assumption (e.g., a presumption of guilt).
Aside from being a logical fallacy, such questions may be used as a rhetorical tool: the question attempts to limit direct replies to be those that serve the questioner's agenda
Or: "Have you stopped beating your significant other?"