What is the name for evoking an answer that's a trick on the responder?
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Mister Mxyzptlk was a trickster who tormented Superman. Although the rules eventually changed, the only way that Superman could send Mister Mxyzptlk back to the fifth dimension was to trick him into saying his name (Mxyzptlk) backwards (Kltpzyxm - "kel-tip-zix-um"). Superman was usually successful. Tricking someone into saying something inadvertently is a common strategy of several childhood jokes. "What are the first letters of the words Iggy's cat uses paper?" "Uh, I, c, u, p." "No, you don't!" A recent question on ELU used a variation on the scheme and was promptly sent into purgatory. Is there a name for this kind of verbal trick?
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Mister Mxyzptlk was a trickster who tormented Superman. Although the rules eventually changed, the only way that Superman could send Mister Mxyzptlk back to the fifth dimension was to trick him into saying his name (Mxyzptlk) backwards (Kltpzyxm - "kel-tip-zix-um"). Superman was usually successful. Tricking someone into saying something inadvertently is a common strategy of several childhood jokes. "What are the first letters of the words Iggy's cat uses paper?" "Uh, I, c, u, p." "No, you don't!" A recent question on ELU used a variation on the scheme and was promptly sent into purgatory. Is there a name for this kind of verbal trick?
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Mister Mxyzptlk was a trickster who tormented Superman. Although the rules eventually changed, the only way that Superman could send Mister Mxyzptlk back to the fifth dimension was to trick him into saying his name (Mxyzptlk) backwards (Kltpzyxm - "kel-tip-zix-um"). Superman was usually successful. Tricking someone into saying something inadvertently is a common strategy of several childhood jokes. "What are the first letters of the words Iggy's cat uses paper?" "Uh, I, c, u, p." "No, you don't!" A recent question on ELU used a variation on the scheme and was promptly sent into purgatory. Is there a name for this kind of verbal trick?
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Mister Mxyzptlk was a trickster who tormented Superman. Although the rules eventually changed, the only way that Superman could send Mister Mxyzptlk back to the fifth dimension was to trick him into saying his name (Mxyzptlk) backwards (Kltpzyxm - "kel-tip-zix-um"). Superman was usually successful. Tricking someone into saying something inadvertently is a common strategy of several childhood jokes. "What are the first letters of the words Iggy's cat uses paper?" "Uh, I, c, u, p." "No, you don't!" A recent question on ELU used a variation on the scheme and was promptly sent into purgatory. Is there a name for this kind of verbal trick?
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terminology
asked 12 hours ago
Zan700
2,299419
asked 12 hours ago
Zan700
2,299419
asked 12 hours ago
Zan700
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