Requiring a single yes-or-no answer to a compound question smuggles in an unproven assumption

Evidence

The fallacy of the compound (or complex or multiple) question occurs when an argument is phrased as a single question rather than the two or more separate questions actually in the interrogatory. Several questions are combined in such a manner as to place the person who responds in a self-incriminating position. When the question is complex and all aspects are to be denied, they should be denied individually. To require a single answer to the final part of the complex question (Now, answer yes or no!) often may lead to the unwarranted assumption of the truth of another matter or conclusion hidden in the question. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1154

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the compound question fallacy and its mechanism in precise, usable terms for exam and cross-examination contexts.
• XREF: Connects to the fallacy analysis that appears throughout Aldisert’s later chapters and to classic legal reasoning material on question-begging. — connects to: A disjunctive syllogism requires mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive alternatives — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 945; Precisely articulated survey questions contaminate respondents’ natural answers; Every question admits in principle the possibility of negation (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1154

Broader Connections

• A disjunctive syllogism requires mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive alternatives #expands (0.55) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 945