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ioasuncvinvaeryesterday at 8:42 PM2 repliesview on HN

How is it a leading question?


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hombre_fatalyesterday at 8:51 PM

They entailed scenario that isn't entailed by the person's claim.

i.e. The OP doesn't need to answer yes to their question for OP's claim to be true, yet their question pretends otherwise. (non sequitur)

operatingthetanyesterday at 8:44 PM

>A leading question is a query that suggests the desired answer or puts words into a witness's mouth, often guiding them toward a "yes" or "no" response.

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