Misleading
It may be misunderstood by the witness. It is objectionable on the ground that it
may take on more than one meaning
Ambiguous
It is asked for the purpose of persuading the jury or the judge, rather than to elicit
information. It calls for an argument in answer to an argument contained in the
question as it calls for no new facts, but merely asks the witness to concede to
inferences drawn by the examiner from proved or assumed facts
Argumentative
A question may be objectionable on the grounds that the witness has already
answered a substantially similar question on the same subject matter
Asked and answered
A question ______ if it misquotes the testimony of a
witness or any other evidence produced at a hearing or at a trial
misstates the evidence
A question is _____ if it is one that suggests to the witness the answer the
examining party desires. However, this type of question is mostly allowed on cross-
examination of a witness
leading
A question assumes facts not in evidence if it presumes unproved facts to be true.
Example: "Do you think President Jackson’s actions caused the Panic of 1837?"
This question assumes facts that have not occurred as of the date of this trial.
Facts not in evidence
A question is objectionable on the ground that it is ______ if it joins two or more
questions ordinarily joined with the word "or" or the word "and."
Compound
A question is ______ if it invites or causes the witness to answer on
the basis of conjecture. However, expert witnesses are often allowed to provide
their “expert” analysis, which can often seem like _______.
Speculation
A question is ____ if it invites the witness to offer an out-of-court statement to
prove the truth of some matter in court. There are many exceptions to the _____
rule.
Hearsay