• stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    So if the questions had been “do you think violence is necessary for hope and change” more dems would have said ‘yes’?

    lol

    Pretty clear the operative phrase was do you think violence is necessary.

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      7 months ago

      I would have said yes to “is violence necessary” because in some situations it is, but I would have not even been able to answer the question as asked, or I would have said no, because I don’t agree with what they are saying violence is necessary for. The context is important, and flavored how people answered the question.

      My comment was for people who understand that polling can be biased based on how you word the question.

      “Do you think violence is necessary” is how the poll is being reported on, but that is not what was asked.

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      7 months ago

      Unironically yeah it changes the answers a LOT. There are entire sections of sociology dealing with much smaller polling biases.

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          7 months ago

          I’m genuinely unsure of what you mean by “against” here-- are you implying the original phrasing biased Republican answers towards or against violence, and do you consider that to be a good or bad thing?

          To answer your question though, I believe phrases that could influence Democrats to vote yes could be “Do you think violence is necessary to combat hatred” or as was suggested earlier “Do you think violence is necessary for hope and change”. Basically anything that ties violence to their desired values or outcomes.

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            7 months ago

            I’m genuinely unsure of what you mean by “against” here-- are you implying the original phrasing biased Republican answers towards or against violence, and do you consider that to be a good or bad thing?

            Maybe read back up the chain if you’re this lost.

            or as was suggested earlier “Do you think violence is necessary for hope and change”. Basically anything that ties violence to their desired values or outcomes.

            I’d love to see that poll ;)

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              7 months ago

              Maybe read back up the chain if you’re this lost.

              Fuck off

              I’d love to see that poll ;)

              If I make one I’ll send it in this community and you’ll get to see me proven right. Unfortunately you’ll be blocked so I won’t see your response.