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At first glance, it appears that there is no problem with the structure of this question.  After all, the respondent is able to provide his or her answer from "very much" to "not at all".  However, the problem appears in the question phrasing itself.  By asking the respondent "How much" he or she enjoyed the event, the interview has already established a bias by assuming that the respondent enjoyed the event in some way or another, which may not be the case.
At first glance, it appears that there is no problem with the structure of this question.  After all, the respondent has choices ranging from "very much" to "not at all." However, the problem is in the way the question is phrased.  By asking the participant "How much" he or she enjoyed the event, the person conducting the survey has already established a bias by assuming that the respondent enjoyed the event in some way or another, which may not be the case.

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At first glance, it appears that there is no problem with the structure of this question.  After all, the respondent has choices ranging from "very much" to "not at all."  However, the problem is in the way the question is phrased.  By asking the participant "How much" he or she enjoyed the event, the person conducting the survey has already established a bias by assuming that the respondent enjoyed the event in some way or another, which may not be the case.

At first glance, it appears that there is no problem with the structure of this question.  After all, the respondent has choices ranging from "very much" to "not at all." However, the problem is in the way the question is phrased.  By asking the participant "How much" he or she enjoyed the event, the person conducting the survey has already established a bias by assuming that the respondent enjoyed the event in some way or another, which may not be the case.