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    The document summarizes a survey question the author found problematic. It required selecting exactly 5 answers for activities done alone walking outdoors. The author argues this is a poorly designed question, as the answers focus more on social activities rather than what one might do alone outside. The author calls for more intelligent people to design, edit, program and test survey questions to avoid such pointless and wrong questions.

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    The document summarizes a survey question the author found problematic. It required selecting exactly 5 answers for activities done alone walking outdoors. The author argues this is a poorly designed question, as the answers focus more on social activities rather than what one might do alone outside. The author calls for more intelligent people to design, edit, program and test survey questions to avoid such pointless and wrong questions.

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    The document summarizes a survey question the author found problematic. It required selecting exactly 5 answers for activities done alone walking outdoors. The author argues this is a poorly designed question, as the answers focus more on social activities rather than what one might do alone outside. The author calls for more intelligent people to design, edit, program and test survey questions to avoid such pointless and wrong questions.

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    The following was the most stupidly wrong question I've ever seen on YouGov, and

    that's saying A LOT!

    This question REQUIRED FIVE answers to be selected, about the activity "walking
    outdoors", which I did by myself, by the way!

    THIS IS A PREPOSTEROUS LEVEL OF WRONG AND STUPID!

    Fortunately, I am an animist, so I was able to think of the plants, animals and


    insects out in the woods, to select answers.

    Your polls are worthless if you don't have intelligent people writing and editing
    and programming and testing them!

    The other similar questions were similarly (but not quite as) bad, again for
    insisting on five agreements for their stupid lists of answers.

    And of the below, what were the top 5 things you wanted to do when you did this
    activity? Please select exactly 5.
    Please choose an answer
    Get energy from others
    Be recognized for my accomplishments
    Meet potential romantic partners
    Compete with myself
    All my friends do this, so I have to
    Compete with others
    Feel a sense of community
    Be a role model for others
    Feel connected to others
    Be my best self for my romantic partner
    Feel supported by others
    Hang out with existing friends
    Make new friends
    Feel inspired by instructors/teachers
    Feel motivated by others (e.g., other people in a class, online, etc.)
    Be held accountable by others
    Feel a sense of belonging

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