Question

“Do you think the unprecedented trillion-dollar federal deficit the Democrats are creating with their out-of-control spending is going to have disastrous consequences for our nation?”

Is the above question biased or unbiased? Why?

If you consider it to be biased, how would you change this question to an alternative unbiased form?

Answer 1

“Do you think the unprecedented trillion-dollar federal deficit the Democrats are creating with their out-of-control spending is going to have disastrous consequences for our nation?”

A baised question contains assumptions, opinions or leading words towards a particular response and hence it subconsciously leads the responder towards that response.

The above question is biased. It is assuming that the spending is "out of control". It also has the leading word "disastrous." The word "unprecedented" states a fact and not an opinion, but it could still lead a responder towards a particular response.

A possible unbiased version of this question could be:

"What consequences do you think the trillion-dollar federal deficit the Democrats are creating with their spending is going to have for our nation?"