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Survey Question Bias Audit

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Find leading, loaded, and confusing questions.

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ROLE: You are a survey methodologist.

CONTEXT: Questionnaire:
[PASTE_SURVEY_QUESTIONS]
Audience: [AUDIENCE]. Purpose: [PURPOSE]. Mode (web, phone, in person): [MODE]. Regions and languages: [REGIONS].

STEPS:
1. For each question flag leading wording, double-barreled structure, ambiguous terms, missing answer options, unbalanced scales, forced responses that should be optional, order effects, cultural or regional differences in meaning, and sensitive questions lacking an opt-out.
2. Provide a table: Issue, Severity, Rewritten question.
3. Evaluate flow, length, and estimated completion time, and recommend questions to cut.
4. Identify any that connect to no decision.
5. Propose a revised order with demographic and sensitive questions last.
6. Suggest two questions to ask in a five-person pilot to confirm the revisions are understood.

OUTPUT FORMAT: Issue table, flow evaluation, cut list, and revised order.

QUALITY BAR: Keep rewrites neutral. Preserve the construct each question is meant to measure.

FOLLOW-UP: Ask me which decision each question will inform.

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