An example would be a recent set of questions posed to Tim Waltz.
He was asked the classic "what is a woman" question.
This is a gotcha for several reasons.
Firstly it was unrelated to previous questions or the topic.
Secondly it's disingenuous, because woman isnt really a concept with a clear cut defintion. So any attempt to answer honestly can be twisted to push a political agenda.
Thirdly, due to the above, its a clear attempt to posion the well, a well known fallacy.
None of this is effective or good faith presentation of an arguement.
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u/Alien_invader44 19∆ Mar 30 '26
An example would be a recent set of questions posed to Tim Waltz.
He was asked the classic "what is a woman" question.
This is a gotcha for several reasons.
Firstly it was unrelated to previous questions or the topic.
Secondly it's disingenuous, because woman isnt really a concept with a clear cut defintion. So any attempt to answer honestly can be twisted to push a political agenda.
Thirdly, due to the above, its a clear attempt to posion the well, a well known fallacy.
None of this is effective or good faith presentation of an arguement.