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Leading Questions - Solutions
1:25 with Tomer SharonLet's discuss how to avoid asking leading questions during your interviews
27 Powers of Persuasion by Chris St. Hilaire (Power of Silence)
Let's go over the questions, and see which
ones are leading questions.
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1, would you rather use the current
version or this new, improved one?
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The words new and improved hint that you
think this is a better product.
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Hence, this is a leading question.
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2, how does this compare to the way
Facebook works now?
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Now, while this might seem as a
non-leading question, it is,
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because you're hinting that Facebook works
well now.
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3, what did you think about that?
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Well, this might seem as a non-leading
question, it is a leading question.
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It hints that you should think something
about that while, in fact,
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you might not think anything about that.
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4, would you click here to submit?
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This is a clear leading question.
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It's as if you are saying click here to
submit.
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5, what's wrong with this?
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This is a leading question, hinting that
you think something is wrong with this and
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you're looking for the participant to
agree with you.
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6, please show me how you would respond to
this message.
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Again, this is a leading question, because
you're hinting that
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there should be a response from the
participant to this message.
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7, would you use a feature that helps you
track sales pipelines?
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Well, this is a trick question.
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It's not a leading question, but
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it's a very bad question because it's
asking about the future.
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