Harvard CAPS/Harris

Do you think that kids should be able to pick their pronouns - he, she or they - or do you think they should be called by their sex?

Wording notes: no age specified for 'kids' | no 'not sure' option

neutral — both alternatives stated in the stem in comparable language; the absence of an age qualifier is the main ambiguity

Is allowing kids to pick their own pronouns a move that prevents discrimination against transgender students or do you think it is excessive measure that does more to confuse kids about their sex?

Wording notes: the restrictive option embeds two assertions ('excessive measure' and 'confuse kids') | no 'not sure' option | grammatical error 'it is excessive measure'

double_barreled — the second option is double-barreled - a respondent who thinks pronoun choice is excessive but not confusing, or confusing but not excessive, has no clean answer, while the first option is a single clean claim

Do you think teachers should be required to use pronouns that kids say they want used under penalty of losing their job or should teachers have discretion to use pronouns as they see appropriate?

Wording notes: 'under penalty of losing their job' attaches a maximal sanction to the affirming option only | no 'not sure' option

tilts_restrictive — the affirming option is loaded with a termination penalty that no widely-enacted policy imposes, while the restrictive option is softened to 'discretion... as they see appropriate'; the asymmetry alone plausibly moves the result several points

Do you think it should be classified as illegal discrimination if you fail to use someone's selected pronouns or should that not be illegal?

Wording notes: 'fail to use' is neutral as to intent - it covers both accident and deliberate refusal | no 'not sure' option

tilts_restrictive — by using 'fail to use' rather than 'refuse to use' the item sweeps in inadvertent error, making the affirming position sound like criminalizing mistakes; the 73% 'not illegal' figure should not be read as opposition to workplace harassment protections