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Codemasters.com: Double Negative in Checkbox.

Author
Gray et al.
Date
6 Apr 2017
Type
Trick wording
Publisher
UXP2 Lab

“Trick question using a double negative might maker the user share information they didn’t want to”

Codemasters.com was catalogued by the UXP2 Lab over the wording of a checkbox in its sign-up process. According to the entry, the checkbox is phrased as a trick question using a double negative, which might cause the user to share information they did not want to disclose.

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