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Avoid Leading

If you already want a particular answer, there's no need to ask the question. Leading wording steers the respondent.

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Avoid Leading


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If you already want a particular answer, there's no need to ask the question. Leading wording steers the respondent.

Question road sign
✕Example
„Help the environment by using cloth shopping bags?"
✓Ask instead
"Do you use cloth shopping bags?"
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