<p>Glen_b provides a wonderful answer.  To date, though, I don't see a key point expressed anywhere in this thread:</p>

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  <p>A question that makes controversial or incorrect assertions is a confusing question.</p>
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<p>Basic logic--the Propositional Calculus--explains why this is problematic.  When somebody makes a sequence of assertions $P_1, P_2, \ldots, P_n$ that seemingly imply $Q$, and then asks about the truth value of $Q$, <em>that truth value depends on the truth value of its antecedents</em> (the $P_i$).  If any single one of them is demonstrably false, then $Q$ follows logically.  A question phrased in such way thereby becomes an uncertain question: does it ask about $Q$ or is it really asking about the $P_i$?</p>

<p>OK, that explanation was too abstract.  Let's consider an example.  On the future SE health fads site [HealthFad.SE], this question could appear:</p>

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  <p>Eating disgusting food is good for you.  Should I be eating lots of kale haggis?</p>
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<p>How should we answer?  Should we point out that eating disgusting food is <em>not</em> necessarily a good idea, or should we be addressing the specific merits of kale haggis?  <strong>Such questions are inherently ambiguous.</strong>  We should vote to close them until they have been clarified.</p>

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<p>If you can successfully phrase a question in some appealing manner, then by all means do so.  Attention is good: it gets answers, it generates interest, and it can attract helpful people to the community.  But please don't do that in a way that degrades the quality of the question.</p>
