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> Instead, you should just ask: "Do you support Net Neutrality?" and nothing else! Even that phrasing would give biased results, since "Net Neutrality" has a p

> Instead, you should just ask: "Do you support Net Neutrality?" and nothing else! Even that phrasing would give biased results, since "Net Neutrality" has a positive and virtuous ring to it. That's probably why the phrase "Net Neutrality" is preferred by its supporters, instead of something like "Government Mandated Internet Usage Restrictions". ;)

croon 9y ago
> That's probably why the phrase "Net Neutrality" is preferred by its supporters, instead of something like "Government Mandated Internet Usage Restrictions". ;) Especially since that would be blatantly false. The entire thing revolves around enforcing that your internet usage ISN'T restricted. Which is why the phrasing is both positive AND accurate.
- richdougherty 9y ago
  Net Neutrality is "positive AND accurate", sure. But for a useful survey the phrasing should be just accurate, and neither positive or negative, if you don't want bias. The example of negative phrasing I provided is intentionally over the top, just to illustrate the point.
  - croon 9y ago
    > Net Neutrality is "positive AND accurate", sure. But for a useful survey the phrasing should be just accurate, and neither positive or negative, if you don't want bias. Is it bias if the accurate description naturally leans to one direction? Isn't that like saying I'm biased if I describe Earth as an oblate spheroid instead of "roundish shape up to interpretation"? I'm firmly opposed to the notion that you need to cater to both sides of an issue and meet in the middle, when the legitimacy of both sides are clearly assymetric.
    - richdougherty 9y ago
      > Is it bias if the accurate description naturally leans to one direction? No, but you should be confident about that. > I'm firmly opposed to the notion that you need to cater to both sides of an issue and meet in the middle, when the legitimacy of both sides are clearly assymetric. Sure, if you feel it's clear.

croon 9y ago

> That's probably why the phrase "Net Neutrality" is preferred by its supporters, instead of something like "Government Mandated Internet Usage Restrictions". ;) Especially since that would be blatantly false. The entire thing revolves around enforcing that your internet usage ISN'T restricted. Which is why the phrasing is both positive AND accurate.

richdougherty 9y ago
Net Neutrality is "positive AND accurate", sure. But for a useful survey the phrasing should be just accurate, and neither positive or negative, if you don't want bias. The example of negative phrasing I provided is intentionally over the top, just to illustrate the point.
- croon 9y ago
  > Net Neutrality is "positive AND accurate", sure. But for a useful survey the phrasing should be just accurate, and neither positive or negative, if you don't want bias. Is it bias if the accurate description naturally leans to one direction? Isn't that like saying I'm biased if I describe Earth as an oblate spheroid instead of "roundish shape up to interpretation"? I'm firmly opposed to the notion that you need to cater to both sides of an issue and meet in the middle, when the legitimacy of both sides are clearly assymetric.
  - richdougherty 9y ago
    > Is it bias if the accurate description naturally leans to one direction? No, but you should be confident about that. > I'm firmly opposed to the notion that you need to cater to both sides of an issue and meet in the middle, when the legitimacy of both sides are clearly assymetric. Sure, if you feel it's clear.