This is a basic question, but I don't know if it is:
1) a too much basic question.
or
2) a much too basic question.
This answer for the difference of usage between too much and much too is awesome.
According to it I am inclined to choose the 2) because what is 'too much' is the basic (adjective) level of the question. But somehow does not sound nice.
What do you think?
Answer
You're right, it's the second one
a much too basic question
which you've correctly figured out from the answer you linked because it modifies the adjective 'much'. It's completely normal English, although I agree that aesthetically it's a bit of an awkward construction.
The other option (a too much basic question) reads ungrammatically to me.
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