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Survey: 54% Of Americans Want Airlines To Ban In-Flight Calls
- byoung2 13y agoNot to be picky, but since the article is specifically about the subtleties of language in surveys, I have to point out that "want airlines to ban" is much different from "airlines should ban". Consider the following example: if I get caught robbing a bank, I think the police should arrest me, but I don't want them to. The actual question from the article: "Airlines are considering allowing passengers to make phone calls during flights. Some people think in-flight calls should not be permitted. What do you think?." The answer: 53.9% of respondents selected "Airlines should NOT allow in-flight calls" I think specifically, people think airlines should not allow other people to make calls. I wonder if the wording was changed to "should the airlines allow you to make in-flight calls" the results would be different.