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| I’m looking for an adjective to modify such words as question, comparison when they contain some logic(al?) fallacy, for example one is supposed to give only 1 answer: 1. Which is better a) tea b) coffee 2. Find the verb (not verbs) in the sentence: I should have known better. Sometimes this kind of questions - referring to any sphere- are deliberately used as a demagogical trick in some debates in order to entice the adversary into a wrong path and disorientate them. Could it be an ill-posed question/ comparison? Tnx |
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| deceitful? delusive? fallacious? misleading? divertive? Probably I would go for misleading... |
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| A trick question? |
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| Tnx, Mariner, I think there's probably only one which forms a set collocation with question or comparison. In Russian it sounds like an incorrect question/comparison, but I'm afraid of calques. Cheers |
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| Hi, Anybody else, please? Tnx |
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| . I think the suggestion from Rewboss (trick question) sounds good. . You could also say a loaded question. This expression can be used when there's some kind of explosive, hidden agenda or emotionally charged issue involved, so it doesn't really fit your examples very well. . Both are common collocations, however. Last edited by Philly; 26-Oct-2006 at 08:16. |
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| There's also a leading question. This was originally applied to a question that led a witness in a court case to suggest something that the barrister [lawyer/counsel/advocate - depending on where you come from] wanted them to say, but it is quite frequently used now to refer to a question that invites an incriminating answer: "When did you stop beating your wife?" b |
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| Thanks, Philly and Bob, I do appreciate these pieces of info, still the elusive word escapes. Irrelevant? No. I know it's often used in scientific or other debates. I will think of other contexts to let you get what I mean. |
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