wife-beating questions
wife-beating questions is the plural of wife-beating question.
Meaning of wife-beating question
Noun
wife-beating question (plural wife-beating questions)
- A question that presupposes some controversial premise, such that it cannot be directly answered without incriminating oneself or, at least, unintentionally conceding a point; a loaded question.
- Mr. [Tony] Banks: When the Leader of the House sees his right hon. friend the Prime Minister, will he ask her to come to the Dispatch Box and condemn picket line violence by the police?
Mr. [John] Biffen: That is the most obvious and plain wife-beating question that I have ever heard asked.1984, British House of Commons debate, Hansard vol. 70, 20 Dec 1984
- Mr. [Tony] Banks: When the Leader of the House sees his right hon. friend the Prime Minister, will he ask her to come to the Dispatch Box and condemn picket line violence by the police?
Questions about wife-beating questions
- What is wife-beating questions the plural of?
- Wife-beating questions is the plural of wife-beating question.
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