wife-beating question
wife-beating question · wife-beating questions
вопрос типа «Вы уже перестали пить коньяк по утрам?», провокационный вопрос
Fangfrage
A question that presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be…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.
Meaning
1 senses(rhetoric)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.
Fangfrage
провокацио́нный вопро́сprovokaciónnyj voprós, вопро́с ти́па «Вы уже́ переста́ли пить конья́к по утра́м?»
Translations
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By meaning 1
loaded question:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
loaded question:
Origin
From wife-beating + question, with reference to the oft-cited example "Have you stopped beFrom wife-beating + question, with reference to the oft-cited example "Have you stopped beating your wife?".
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Forms
plural: wife-beating questions| Singular | wife-beating question |
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