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Use of two negative words in a question can
often confuse the respondents, who may
misinterpret the question. For example, “Why
you don’t do nothing?” “Don’t” and “nothing”
are both negative words which can confuse
respondents and then elicit a wrong response
from them.
● To avoid long questions
Long questions are often not likely to be
focused and specific and therefore they tend to
explore more than one thing at a time. The
respondents may lose focus when they try to
