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# Asking Questions

*"Not every question deserves an answer."*

![Interviewer with microphone](/principles-of-survey-research/media/interviewer_mic.png)

"Not every question deserves an answer."

Publius Syrus · Rome, 1st c. BC

Avoid …

Ambiguity & vagueness

Jargon, slang, abbreviations

Double-barreled questions

Leading questions

Implicit assumptions

Implicit alternatives

Treating hypotheses as proof

Generalizations & estimates

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*Slide 85 of 274 · Chapter 3: Questionnaire · Principles of Survey Research · Dr. Paul Marx*