loaded question
/ˌloʊdɪd ˈkwestʃən/
a question containing an unjustified assumption
loaded question in a sentence
“Have you stopped cheating? is a loaded question.”
Origin of loaded question
Old English hladan to load + Latin quaestio a seeking, question from quaerere to seek
Related Words
moving the goalposts
changing the criteria for proof after evidence is presented
no true Scotsman
dismissing counterexamples by redefining the group
red herring
introducing an irrelevant topic to divert attention
slippery slope
arguing that one event will inevitably lead to extreme consequences
straw man
misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack
sunk cost fallacy
continuing something because of previously invested resources