{{Fallacy|Loaded question}}
A '''loaded question''' presupposes a disputed claim or indulges in [[circular reasoning]].<ref name=Curtis>Gary N. Curtis, [http://www.fallacyfiles.org/loadques.html Logical Fallacy: Loaded Question], [http://www.fallacyfiles.org/ The Fallacy Files]. Retrieved April 9, 2007.</ref> Closely related to this is the '''complex claim''', which is a loaded question expressed as a statement rather than as a question.<ref name=MissCrit>[http://www.sjsu.edu/depts/itl/graphics/adhom/loaded.html Mission: Critical (Loaded Question)] hosted by San Jose State University. Retrieved April 9, 2007</ref>
* [[Circular reasoning]]
* [[Ad hominem]]
[[Category:Logical fallacies]]