Q01
Message
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Politician Statement Reaction & Credibility Survey
Captures how a specific statement from a public official lands with real people — whether they'd heard it, how they interpret it, and what it does to their trust. An AI follow-up interview digs into the reasoning behind each reaction, surfacing the specific words or context driving approval, skepticism, or backlash.
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13 questions · ~7 min
Q02
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Before today, had you heard about this statement?
- Yes, I saw or heard it directly (video, audio, or in person)
- Yes, I heard about it secondhand (news, social media, friends)
- No, this is the first I'm hearing of it
Q03
Text Highlight
Please read the statement below, then highlight any words or phrases that stand out to you — whether they strike you as compelling, concerning, vague, or anything else worth flagging.
"(Replace with the exact quote from the politician, including enough surrounding context to be fair.)" (Template note: paste the verbatim statement and cite the source/date before launching.)
Q04
Opinion ScaleRequired
How much do you agree with the sentiment expressed in this statement?
Scale: 1 – 7
Min:Strongly disagreeMax:Strongly agree
Q05
Multiple ChoiceRequired
Which of these best describes how the statement came across to you?
- Honest and straightforward
- Somewhat exaggerated
- Misleading
- Taken out of context
- Politically calculated
- I'm not sure
Q06
Rating ScaleRequired
How has this statement affected your trust in this politician?
Range: 1 – 5
Min:Much less trustMax:Much more trust
Q07
Matrix
Thinking about the statement itself, how much do you agree with each of the following?
5 rows × 5 columns
- It was clear and easy to understand
- It was honest
- It was relevant to issues that matter to me
- It was divisive
- It was consistent with things this politician has said before
Columns: Strongly disagree · Disagree · Neutral · Agree · Strongly agree
Q08
Best–Worst Trade-off (MaxDiff)
When you form an opinion about a statement like this, which factors matter most to you?
- Tone and delivery
- Factual accuracy
- Timing of the statement
- Media coverage around it
- How it compares to past statements from this politician
- Reactions from other politicians or officials
- How personally relevant it is to me
Pick best & worst per setBest:Matters most to my opinionWorst:Matters least to my opinion
Q09
AI Interview
Explore the specific reasoning behind this respondent's reaction to the statement: which words or phrases from the highlighted passage drove their agreement or disagreement, and why. If they rated it as misleading or taken out of context, ask what context they think is missing. If they hadn't heard of the statement before this survey, probe their first impression now that they've read it and what would change their mind.
Q10
Multiple Choice
What, if anything, do you think this politician should do next?
- Clarify what they meant
- Apologize
- Stand by the statement
- Provide more context or evidence
- Nothing needs to be done
- Not sure
Q11
Multiple Choice
Which best describes your political affiliation?
- Left-leaning
- Center
- Right-leaning
- Independent / none
- Prefer not to say
Q12
Dropdown
What is your age range?
- 18-24
- 25-34
- 35-44
- 45-54
- 55-64
- 65+
- Prefer not to say
Q13
Message
That's everything — thank you for your honest reactions. Your responses will be combined with others to build a picture of how this statement is landing with the public and where the biggest reactions are coming from.
What’s included
AI follow-ups
Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.
Attention checks
Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.
AI-drafted copy
Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.
Auto report
Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.
How it compares
We reviewed the closest templates from other survey tools. Here’s what they do well — and where this template goes further.
Why this template
- Opens by establishing prior awareness of the statement, then uses text highlighting to pinpoint the exact words or phrases driving a respondent's reaction, rather than just capturing a general opinion
- Combines an opinion scale, a matrix of statement-specific agreement items, and a MaxDiff exercise on what factors matter most, giving both breadth and depth on how the statement is being judged
- Includes an AI follow-up interview that explores the specific reasoning behind each respondent's reaction, surfacing why certain wording triggered approval, skepticism, or backlash
- Captures downstream effects (trust rating, what the politician should do next) alongside political affiliation and age, so credibility shifts can be segmented by respondent background
SurveyMonkey
Which Politician Said... Survey TemplateThis is a lighter, quiz-style template built around guessing which politician said a given quote, not a structured instrument for measuring reaction, sentiment, or credibility impact. It's a fielding-ready form on a major platform, but its purpose (engagement/trivia) differs from a credibility research survey. Useful mainly as a reference point for how SurveyMonkey packages politician-statement content, not as a direct substitute.
What it does well
- Ready-to-use template on a widely recognized survey platform
- Simple, quick format likely to drive high completion rates
- Easy to customize question wording and answer choices via a familiar editor
Where it falls short
- No adaptive AI follow-up questioning to probe the reasoning behind a reaction — it's a static question set
- No mechanism to identify which specific words or phrases in a statement drive a respondent's response
- No built-in per-response quality scoring or transparent methodology reporting
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