wife-beating question
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wife-beating question
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From wife-beating + question, with reference to the oft-cited example "Have you stopped beating your wife?".
noun wife-beating questions
- A question that presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be directly answered without incriminating oneself or, at least, unintentionally conceding a point; a loaded question. Mr. [Tony] Banks: When the Leader of the House sees his right hon. friend the Prime Minister, will he ask her to come to the Dispatch Box and condemn picket line violence by the police? Mr. [John] Biffen: That is the most obvious and plain wife-beating question that I have ever heard asked.
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noun loaded question
| Español | pregunta capciosa |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 另有用意的問題 /另有用意的问题 lìngyǒu yòngyì de wèntí |
| Deutsch | Fangfrage |
| Русский | провокацио́нный вопро́с provokaciónnyj voprós, вопро́с ти́па «Вы уже́ переста́ли пить конья́к по утра́м?» |
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