Loaded Questions

A topic that we have lightly discussed thus far into the reading is the “Loaded Questions” section. The definition of a Loaded Question is “a question that conceals a dubious claim that should be argued for rather than assumed.” To ask a loaded question is to ask a question almost offensively; to the point where the recipient of the question does not know how to respond. An example of a loaded question would be “Are you going to stop smoking before it kills you?” or “When are you going to start listening to me?” After reading about loaded questions on this websitehttp://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~shagin/logfal-distract-loadquest.htm, it explained to me that loaded questions also communicate that the speaker is making an assumption when asking the question. Loaded questions can be often times be considered rude and inappropriate, especially in certain settings and locations, as well as who is asking it.