3.41 Survey questions.
Comment on each of the following as a potential sample survey question. Is the question clear? Is it slanted toward a desired response?
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(a) The first sentence is slanted toward yes because it suggests a possible link between cell phones and brain cancer. (b) The question is slanted toward agreeing because it starts “Do you agree … ” and also contains a possible advantage of “reduce administrative costs.” (c) This is slanted toward a favorable response by the phrases “escalating environmental degradation” and “incipient resource depletion.”