English Language & Usage Asked on April 15, 2021
What adjective could describe a question that is designed to make the answerer look like a fool? Or asked out of the intention to make the answerer look like a fool?
"Hard" question does not strongly enough convey maliciousness of the asker.
Such a question could be called uncompromising
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Answered by user405662 on April 15, 2021
The question is a particular type of leading question.
A leading question is a question which subtly prompts the respondent to answer in a particular way. Leading questions are generally undesirable as they result in false or slanted information.
Or, in this case, lead the answerer to foolish or self-contradictory statements.
Answered by Anton on April 15, 2021
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