About the Complex (2024)

FAQs

How to answer complex questions? ›

A complex question is a fallacy in which the answer to a given question presupposes a prior answer to a prior question. Also known as (or closely related to) a loaded question, a trick question, a leading question, the fallacy of the false question, and the fallacy of many questions.

If you want to say "thank you," vote on or accept that person's answer, or simply pay it forward by providing a great answer to someone else's question.

The argument takes the form of a question - often a rhetorical question. Answering the question, however, is impossible, unless something is taken for granted that still ought to be regarded as doubtful or open to further discussion. Examples: "Have you stopped beating your wife?" [This is the classic example.]

A complex question fallacy occurs when someone asks a question that presupposes the answer to another question that has not been established or accepted by the other person.

Research is a process of systematic inquiry that entails collection of data; documentation of critical information; and analysis and interpretation of that data/information, in accordance with suitable methodologies set by specific professional fields and academic disciplines.

Let's look at a few examples of quantitative research question types. Question 1: How much fast food do Americans consume per week? Question 2: How often do students between the ages of 15 – 18 use Facebook weekly? Question 3: How often do male and female university students use a food delivery app monthly?

In rhetorical analysis, to pooh-pooh an argument is to dismiss it as being unworthy of serious consideration. It is a fallacy in informal logic. Scholars generally characterize the fallacy as a rhetorical device in which the speaker ridicules an argument without responding to the substance of the argument.

The Einstein Fallacy (Genius Effect) - a Social Bias that Limits Effectiveness, Drains Productivity.

What is the difference between a complex question and a loaded question? ›

When a presupposition includes an admission of wrongdoing, it is called a "loaded question" and is a form of entrapment in legal trials or debates. The presupposition is called "complex" if it is a conjunctive proposition, a disjunctive proposition, or a conditional proposition.

Don't fear saying you don't know.

Instead of hedging and tap dancing around your response or making something up and getting it wrong, simply say you don't know the answer. But plan your follow-up with a statement about what you do know. Examples: That's not my area, but here's what I can tell you…

So, if someone asks “How are you?” and you're not feeling OK, you can say something like this: “I'm not going to lie, I don't feel very good.” “I'm struggling a bit.” “I'm not doing very well.”