tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21666231.post6635740109237898039..comments2011-03-25T09:38:22.293-05:00Dietram A. Scheufelenoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21666231.post-24702225805607772212011-01-15T21:03:29.781-06:002011-01-15T21:03:29.781-06:00I think that it would be very interesting to compare this research with the work of political consultants who design “push-polls”. In that case, questions are designed with the deliberate intent of giving recipients the impression that they are being asked for their opinion, when actually the political consultant is being paid to craft questions that guide public sentiment in a particular direction.<br />I believe that this might provide further insights into the mechanisms by which questions are evaluated and how the questions themselves affect not only the immediate answer, but also shape long term opinion. Also, I believe that experience with these sorts of manipulative polls do affect public opinion of, and response to, non-biased polling attempts.Gaythianoreply@blogger.com