Idiom
trick question
Meaning
A question that attempts to elicit an answer in a certain way, usually incorrectly (i.e. that seems to have an obvious answer that is however incorrect), or a question that does not have a correct answer or that hides the real question or some difficulty.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Is that a trick question or are you serious?”
“I thought the answer was obvious, but then I realized it was a trick question designed to confuse me.”
“The professor posed a subtle trick question, intentionally leading the students toward a logical fallacy to test their critical thinking skills.”
Examples
simple
“Is that a trick question or are you serious?”
contextual
“I thought the answer was obvious, but then I realized it was a trick question designed to confuse me.”
complex
“The professor posed a subtle trick question, intentionally leading the students toward a logical fallacy to test their critical thinking skills.”
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