Re:Survey: 54% Of Americans Want Airlines To Ban In-Flight C...
by byoung2 on Friday November 22, 2013 @12:29PM
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Not to be picky, but since the article is specifically about the subtleties of language in surveys, I have to point out that "want airlines to ban" is much different from "airlines should ban". Consider the following example: if I get caught robbing a bank, I think the police should arrest me, but I don't want them to.
The actual question from the article:
"Airlines are considering allowing passengers to make phone calls during flights. Some people think in-flight calls should not be permitted. What do you think?."
The answer:
53.9% of respondents selected "Airlines should NOT allow in-flight calls"
I think specifically, people think airlines should not allow other people to make calls. I wonder if the wording was changed to "should the airlines allow you to make in-flight calls" the results would be different.
The actual question from the article:
"Airlines are considering allowing passengers to make phone calls during flights. Some people think in-flight calls should not be permitted. What do you think?."
The answer:
53.9% of respondents selected "Airlines should NOT allow in-flight calls"
I think specifically, people think airlines should not allow other people to make calls. I wonder if the wording was changed to "should the airlines allow you to make in-flight calls" the results would be different.