Complex Question
September 22nd, 2009
Complex Question
classification : informal – fallacies of distraction
An error of presumption in which one ignores all other reasonable alternatives.
Phrasing a question that, by the way it is worded, assumes something not contextually granted, assumes something not true, or assumes a false dichotomy.
Foundations
When two unrelated points are conjoined as a single proposition.
Examples
Do you support freedom and the right to bear arms?
How can we save our country from the bureaucratic dictatorship, the corruption, and the creeping socialism of the present administration? Only one way: vote Independent.
Other Names
Fallacy of interrogation
Fallacy of presupposition
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