A question that has a presupposition built in, which implies something but protects the one asking the question from accusations of false claims. It is a form of misleading discourse, and it is a fallacy when the audience does not detect the assumed information implicit in the question and accepts it as a fact.
Examples:
- How many times per day do you beat your wife?
Synonyms: many questions fallacy, fallacy of presupposition, loaded question, trick question, false question