Loaded Questions and Polls

[Rathael87]

To make something of a point, I've created a loaded poll here. Straight from the wiki description:

"A loaded question or complex question fallacy is a question which contains a controversial or unjustified assumption (e.g., a presumption of guilt). Aside from being an informal fallacy depending on usage, such questions may be used as a rhetorical tool: the question attempts to limit direct replies to be those that serve the questioner's agenda."

In short, the answers in a loaded poll are baised to the opinion of the poll's creator, in the hopes that "statistics" will strengthen the creator's argument. I've seen so many of them and it duz my 'ed in arder than mork's foot. Loaded polls and questions promote biased and destructive development.

In my poll, i've presented the question as to if opinion polls should be biased to the user. Anyone who isn't just trolling around for a laugh, and therefore anyone answering seriously, simply can not take the negative answer (and definitely not the bacon answer). Everyone can already agree that no one player should get what he wants just by posting a poll. The game would be chaos if classes were nerfed or buffed every time someone posted a personal whine poll/thread.

In that respect, my poll is loaded and the only serious answers will be those backing up my argument. It is not reasonable to pick the answers that are against my argument unless you are trolling.

Quick fun clip from "Yes Minister" about leading questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0ZZJXw4MTA

Here's hoping a little bit of insight goes around and I see a few less loaded polls.

~Gabzog

[noisestorm]

Obviously #3.

[wargrimnir]

There was really only one good answer on that poll.

[Dioxin]

If you make bacon a choice then im gonna have to choose bacon. EVERY TIME.