Table 2.

Form of question and percentages of each form asked by defense and prosecution/court

Form	Example	Total percentage of questions	Percentage of questions asked by defense	Percentage of questions asked by prosecution/court
Yes/no	“Is it good to lie?”	47	54	46
Forced choice	“Is it good or bad to lie?”	18	6	21
Tag or negative term	“It was a lie, wasn’t it?” or “Wasn’t it a lie?”	5	9	4
Declarative	“It was a lie?”	8	12	7
WH-	Who, What, When, Why or How questions	22	19	22

Note: Percentages are based on total of 2,727 questions