Do you think that conveying my motivation for the question would significantly lower the frequency of miscommunications? If so, why?
I tend to avoid that kind of thing because I don’t want it to bias the response. If I explain my motivations, then their response is more likely to be one that’s trying to affect my behavior rather than convey the most accurate answer. I don’t want to be manipulated in that way, so I try to ask question that people are more likely to answer literally.
Do you think that conveying my motivation for the question would significantly lower the frequency of miscommunications? If so, why?
I tend to avoid that kind of thing because I don’t want it to bias the response. If I explain my motivations, then their response is more likely to be one that’s trying to affect my behavior rather than convey the most accurate answer. I don’t want to be manipulated in that way, so I try to ask question that people are more likely to answer literally.