| Complex Question | Two otherwise unrelated points are conjoined and treated as a single proposition. |
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| The reader is expected to accept or reject both together, when in reality one is acceptable while the other is not. A complex question is an illegitimate use of the "and" operator. | |
| Examples: | |
| You should support home education and the God-given right of parents to raise their children according to their own beliefs. | |
| Do you support freedom and the right to bear arms? | |
| Have you stopped using illegal sales practises? (This asks two questions: did you use illegal practises, and did you stop?) | |
| Proof: | |
| Identify the two propositions illegitimately conjoined and show that believing one does not mean that you have to believe the other. | |