Double-Barreled Questions Set Traps

A double-barreled question forces you to give a single answer to multiple premises at once. If you say "yes" or "no," someone can pretend you endorsed every part of the bundle, even if you only agreed with one harmless piece. That setup lets a questioner smuggle in a controversial claim alongside something most people would not want to deny. The tactic turns your one response into a misleading “gotcha.”

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