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Offline Meshakhad

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I got surveyed about gay marriage
« on: January 24, 2012, 02:50:17 am »
I got a call from the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), one of my least-favorite lobbyist groups. They were doing a poll about gay marriage, presumably in response to Governor Gregoire pushing for it here in Washington State. They only asked one meaty question:

"Do you believe marriage should only be between a man and a woman?"

I didn't even hesitate to say "no".

I'm definitely going to try to look up this survey when it gets released.

Also, for a little debate: do you think that this question is likely to produce a biased result?
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Re: I got surveyed about gay marriage
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2012, 02:51:29 am »
Phrasing is key in any survey. A question like that cannot possibly be UNbiased... in fact, just about all surveys are in some way.
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Re: I got surveyed about gay marriage
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2012, 07:12:26 am »
Yeah, phrasing is a pretty big deal in surveys.
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Re: I got surveyed about gay marriage
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 08:49:26 am »
It is certainly biased for a knee-jerk response from anyone who already has a stance. Fundies will say, “Yes” just as quickly as you said, “No.”

Consider that the question could have also been along the lines of “Do you think two men or two women should be allowed to enter into a financial contract with the following benefits…” and left a charged term like “marriage” or “civil union” out of it simply by only presenting the definition.
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Re: I got surveyed about gay marriage
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2012, 03:46:11 am »
Actually, for once, using "marriage" was the correct thing to do. The debate in Washington State right now isn't over gays getting the rights of marriage (they got that in 2009). It's about calling it marriage.
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Re: I got surveyed about gay marriage
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2012, 03:53:17 am »
Are you SURE? A lot of people in my state think that because we have civil unions, it's the same rights with a different name. It's not.
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