I am choosing to write about the “loaded question” fallacy. A loaded question is described as asking a question to someone, that contains an assumption you want the person to admit out loud. My example of a loaded question would be, Alex is walking to Mcdonald’s. Before he enters, he opens his wallet but accidentally drops a $20 dollar bill. A homeless man around the corner sees this. Alex picks up his money, goes into McDonald’s, and orders small fries with a drink, then proceeds to exit. The homeless man now walks up to Alex and asks for some change so he can eat a meal. Alex says he does not have any money to offer the man, as he looks at him standing with food in his hand. Overall, the homeless man saw Alex with $20, knowing he did not spend all of it on fries and a drink. He knew he had money leftover, but Alex did not give him any.
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hello Arif
I like the way you explained the fallacy you choose. The example you choose is simple and easy to understand. another example will be a man who went for a job application. He saw a job vacancy and decided to apply the same day. He went in to apply and he was refused by the manager
Hey Arif,
Great explanation of the loaded question fallacy. Furthermore, another example of a loaded question fallacy would be “Have you always been a gambler.” This here implies that the person is a gambler and whether the person answers yes or no the question already implicates that the person is a gambler.