Explain how "yes" and "no" questions and inadequate information during opinion polls can lead to problems. Give examples for each.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary.Polling questions sometimes reduce complex issues to questions that simply call for "yes" or "no" answers. For example, a survey question might ask respondents whether they favor giving aid to foreign countries. A respondent's opinion on the issue might vary depending on the recipient country or the purpose of the aid. The poll would nonetheless force the respondent to give a "yes" or "no" answer that does not fully reflect his or her opinion. Respondents sometimes answer "I don't know" or "I don't have enough information to answer," even when a poll does not offer such options. Interestingly, a study of how polling is conducted on the complex issue of school vouchers found that about 4 percent volunteered the answer "I don't know" when asked if they favored or opposed vouchers. When respondents were offered the option of answering "I haven't heard or read enough to answer," however, the proportion choosing that answer jumped to about 30 percent.
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