Chapter 3 · Questionnaire · Slide 93/274
Avoid Implicit Assumptions
The answer should not depend on tacit assumptions about the consequences. Make them explicit.
3.1 · Asking Questions
Rule 5 · Name the consequences
Avoid Implicit Assumptions
Name the consequences
The answer should not depend on tacit assumptions about the consequences. Make them explicit.
✕Example
"Do you think the price of milk should be lowered?"
✓Ask instead
"Do you think the price of milk should be lowered, even if this makes the quality of milk worse?"
QUESTIONSTAR · Dr. Paul Marx
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