English Dictionary

wife-beating question

名詞

修辞法

(rhetoric) 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.

日本語の意味

隠された前提を含む、答えると自分自身を不利な立場に追い込む恐れがある、いわゆる「仕掛けられた質問」（loaded question）。 / 論争を呼び起こす前提を含み、どのように答えてもある種の矛盾や非難を回避できない質問。 / 答えに困るように作られた、質問者の意図が隠された、誘導的な質問。

When the interviewer asked the wife-beating question, she realized any straightforward answer would imply guilt.

面接官が有罪を前提とする誘導的な質問をしたとき、彼女は率直に答えれば有罪を認めることになると悟った。

意味（1）

(rhetoric) 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.

wife-beating questions （ plural ）