What is a loaded question?
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It’s a trick question. A question based on a presumption of guilt or falsehood.
Simple example: During a trial before anyone has been found guilty, someone may ask you, “Do you think he’s guilty?”
Simple question, ‘No’ means you do not think he is guilty.
Now, someone may ask you the loaded question, “Do you think they should convict this criminal?”
If you think he’s innocent, but simply answer ‘No’, you are still inadvertently admitting he is, in fact, a criminal.
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