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<b>3) Factual, but a question leading toward a result.</b>
<b>3) Factual, but a question leading toward a result.</b>
In polls, such as political polls, the question can be biased or slanted toward a certain response even though it appears to be only going by known facts. This can happen within the question itself, or within the <i>order</i> in which the question is asked. <i>This can be good for a poll taken by a party which is polling its own members where the bias is accepted</i>, but if the leading question (or order) is asked of the population in general it could lead to a biased response. That is because psychologically human beings tend to be swayed toward joining with others in their opinions just for the sake of being counted among the popular opinion (people like to be on the "winning" side of an argument).
In polls, such as political polls, the question can be biased or slanted toward a certain response even though it appears to be only going by known facts. This can happen within the question itself, or within the <i>order</i> in which the question is asked. <i>This can be good for a poll taken by a party which is polling its own members where the bias is accepted</i>, but if the [[leading question]] (or order) is asked of the population in general it could lead to a biased response. That is because psychologically human beings tend to be swayed toward joining with others in their opinions just for the sake of being counted among the popular opinion (people like to be on the "winning" side of an argument).
A good question for polling members within a party where the bias is accepted, such as asking in favor of supporting a policy to continue funding for the troops, could be phrased this way, "In light of the fact that a Los Angeles Times poll in January 2007 shows that only 25 percent of the public believes the new Democratic majority actually has a plan, <ref>
A good question for polling members within a party where the bias is accepted, such as asking in favor of supporting a policy to continue funding for the troops, could be phrased this way, "In light of the fact that a Los Angeles Times poll in January 2007 shows that only 25 percent of the public believes the new Democratic majority actually has a plan, <ref>