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leading question
noun as in suggestive question
Example Sentences
I say “discuss” and “talk about,” but that really means “ask leading questions about, judiciously, when she’s receptive, lest she flee.”
Every 10 years, the National Research Council’s decadal survey raises leading questions posed in space exploration and determines what kinds of missions could answer them.
Bereft of leading questions or heavy-handed suggestions, The Truffle Hunters allows introspection and asks the viewer to come up with their own conclusions.
A carefully posed, leading question is one way to help someone that leaves the reins in the right person’s hands.
The National Right to Life Committee, for example, asks the leading question “Is Abortion Safe?”
What induced you to put such a leading question to the woman, assuming the boy was at home and in bed?
She had not intended to propound this leading question so quickly, but it came out as a natural climax to the situation.
The constitutional amendment, the state of the country, and the condition of commerce makes this the leading question of the day.
The chief merit of the leading question lies in the fact that it paves the way for the answer.
The challenging question and the leading question are closely enough allied that we may well discuss them together.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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