major Haladyna - Choices

No negatives in options with negative stem

Haladyna & Downing (1989), Rule 25

Rule ID

haladyna-25

Description

Flag options with negative words when the stem is also phrased negatively (double negative).

Detection

This rule is checked deterministically by the rule engine — no LLM required. Violations are detected via text analysis, pattern matching, and structural checks.

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