Question

Which two of the following are reasons surveys should not include leading questions?
1. They are too similar to the leading questions found in many other surveys.
2. They produce unreliable data.
3. They generate answers that cannot be quantified.
4. They decrease the likelihood that respondents will answer truthfully.

Answer 1

2 and 4.

Explanation: Leading questions bias respondents toward a particular answer, producing unreliable (biased) data, and they make respondents less likely to give their true, independent opinion.