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There is more bad news for Alex Salmond’s proposed question for the Referendum. The style of the question, which asks “Do you agree….?”, has already been branded by a BBC online Maths course for adults as “ a leading question”.
Councillor Laurie Bidwell said:
“This is more bad news for Alex Salmond coming from the BBC, which is an independent broadcaster recognised world-wide for its impartiality."
“Alex Salmond’s proposed question on the Referendum is:
‘Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?'"
“However, the BBC Maths course for adults teaches that a question which begins ‘Do you agree’ is a leading question which it defines as ‘one that leads the person answering it towards a particular answer.’"
“Leading questions are intentionally worded to influence a person’s answer."
“The Referendum question needs to be a single direct question that is unbiased.”
Background
Scottish independence: Alex Salmond’s proposed question
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-16702392
