Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Do you agree ...? Online solicitation of opinion with loaded question

This jewel of a survey question was served up with a story on the next special session this morning:



Do you agree or disagree that public and private sectors must unite to safeguard America from the harmful effects of illegal trade? 

Is anyone in favor of illegal stuff and harmful effects? Is anyone opposed to safeguarding America? 

It's not even clear who is sposoring this blatent solicitation of supportive votes and  manipulation of public opinion results. 

The item was embedded in the following story: 

With special session’s end looming, Texas Democrats and Republicans mull their next movesAbbott has promised to call a second special session to pass the GOP’s priority voting bill, but the exact timing is uncertain. And House Democrats have not yet revealed what they have planned after the session ends this week. TEXAS TRIBUNE 2021-08-04 by PATRICK SVITEK and CASSANDRA POLLOCK 



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