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12 Types of Question

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Questions can be designed to socialize, research, influence, inform or challenge. The following are common types of questions used in business and political situations.

Closed-Ended Question

A question that attempts to limit your answer to a choice or confirmation.

Double-Barreled Question

A question that unfairly assumes that two things are related.

Hypothetical Question

A question that acknowledges that it contains unproven or imaginary facts. Often begins with "What if."

Leading Questions

A question that provides the answer and seeks a confirmation. Considered inappropriate in certain cases such as questioning a witness in a courtroom or questioning a patient for a medical diagnosis.

Loaded Question

A question that contains unjustified assumptions that may be used as a political tactic to influence or challenge.

Open-Ended Question

A question that seeks an answer with wide scope. Open-ended questions are typically a little vague and encourage a creative response.

Price Of Milk

A common knowledge question that tests if a member of an elite group is out of touch with everyday realities. The term extends from several instances in which politicians were asked the price of milk, often resulting in interesting answers.

Push Poll

A poll that seeks to influence or sell something under the guise of collecting information.

Repeated Questions

Repeating a question as a means of suggesting that the first answer was a misrepresentation.

Rhetorical Question

A self-question or statement phrased as a question that doesn't require an answer.

Suggestive Question

A question that suggests a particular answer is obvious or accepted.

Tag Question

A short question added to the end of a statement that typically seeks agreement or confirmation.

Questions

This is the complete list of articles we have written about questions.
Closed-Ended
Double-Barreled
Hypothetical Question
Leading Question
Leading Questions
Loaded Question
Open-Ended
Rhetorical Question
Tag Question
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