loaded question

1. A question heavy with meaning or emotional impact, as in When he inquired after Helen's ex-husband, that was a loaded question. This term employs loaded in the sense of “charged with hidden implication.” [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

Then there’s Scott, who asked Harris a loaded question during a recent news conference: “Who do you like more, JK Scott or Cameron Dicker?”

From Los Angeles Times

Loaded question, but has there been one especially magical or memorable moment with the show so far?

From Los Angeles Times

Early into his new book The Blue Plate: A Food Lover's Guide to Climate Chaos, ecologist Mark Easter poses a playful, but loaded, question: "How could a morning piece of toast or a plate of dinner pasta be such a world-altering culprit?"

From Salon

That idea, along with explorations of the covertly loaded question, “How are you?” made their way into this new version of “Threesome.”

From Seattle Times

“How I am is kind of a loaded question,” she said.

From Salon