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128 ASKING QUESTIONS<br />

Figure 4.2. Two Formats for Measuring Attitude<br />

<strong>To</strong>ward Free Speech (Abbreviated <strong>Questions</strong>).<br />

LIKERT FORMAT<br />

Please tell me how strongly you agree or disagree with the following<br />

statements. Do you agree strongly, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat,<br />

or disagree strongly that . . .<br />

1. Communists should be allowed to teach in school.<br />

2. People should be allowed to make speeches supporting the view that<br />

whites are genetically superior to other races.<br />

3. Books advocating the violent overthrow of the government should be<br />

banned from public libraries.<br />

GUTTMAN FORMAT<br />

Consider a person who believes that whites are genetically superior to<br />

all other races. If such a person wanted to make a speech in your community<br />

claiming that whites are genetically superior to blacks, should he be allowed<br />

to speak or not?<br />

Yes, allowed<br />

Not allowed<br />

Don’t know<br />

Should such a person be allowed to teach in a college or university or not?<br />

Yes allowed<br />

Not allowed<br />

Don’t know<br />

If some people in your community suggested that a book he wrote which<br />

said that whites were genetically superior should be taken out of your public<br />

library, would you favor removing this book or not?<br />

Favor<br />

Not favor<br />

Don’t know

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