Are you in favor of ____________? Yes / No Fill in the blank in the above question with a topical or campus issue. Now take this basic question and rewrite it in multiple-choice, semantic differential, and Likert-type formats so that you are capturing more subtle responses to the questions. Check your wording carefully for any leading or double-barreled questions. Having written the questions, what questions can you identify that are unnecessary or that duplicate each other? What questions, if any, would you now eliminate, and why? Remember that there may be good reasons for keeping questions that appear to duplicate each other. What additional questions will you need to write in order to capture information about your respondents as well as their knowledge of the issue and their possible actions toward it?