Determine if each of the potential sample survey questions is clear or slanted towards a desired response.
(a) Which of the following best represents your opinion on gun control?
- The government should take away our guns.
- We have the right to keep and bear arms.
(b) In light of skyrocketing gasoline prices, should we consider opening up a very small amount of Alaskan wilderness for oil exploration as a way of reducing our dependence on foreign oil? Do you agree or disagree?
(c) Do you think that excessive restrictions placed on U.S. law enforcement agencies hampered their ability to detect the 9/11 terrorist plot before it occurred?
(d) Do you use drugs?
The question is clear. The question is slanted toward a desired response.
Write A, B, C, D and explain if it is clear or if the question is slanted toward a desired response.