There Is A Neutral Question

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A NEUTRAL QUESTION. EVALUATE THIS STATEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO TWO AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE.

KQ - Is it possible to formulate a question so it shows no signs of bias, and therefore is neutral?

‘There is no such thing as a neutral question’ is a statement claiming that questions are never neutral and always leading and pointing in a certain direction. Relevant areas of knowledge are human science, and math.

Asking questions is something which we do every day, often without even giving it a second thought. What we often do not consider, however, is what kind of question we are asking, and whether these questions are biased or neutral. In our everyday life, this may not seem too important, but it can be in other situations, for example when you are interviewing someone or doing a scientific inquiry. But what is neutrality, is there a way to formulate a question so it does not show any signs of bias, and is therefore neutral? Or does the fact that we even ask the question automatically give a bias twist to the question?

To find out whether a question can be neutral, first we must establish what neutrality is. Being neutral is to not let show what your opinions on the matter are, whether you favour or oppose it, not taking sides and being neither positive not negative. In other words, to have a completely objective view and stance rather than subjective one. When applying this to questions, this would mean to formulate the question so it does not show what answer you expect, what answer you would like to hear and to not ask it in a way that triggers a certain response from the respondent of the question. Doing so is difficult and takes practice, but is it