A research system and method that determines the polarity or consensus of an issue by gathering and analyzing positions and opinions about the issue from respondents. The respondents provide a position expressed on a Likert scale, and an opinion through a narrative opinion. Based on the positive or negative status of the position and the opinion, a collection of statements categorized into opinion cases is formed. The respondents also provide a second position based on the opinion cases. In essence, an independent, anonymous second position on an initial position is gathered from each respondent. This creates a synergy of anonymous interaction between the respondents. The repetitive review of positions amongst the respondents helps form an enhanced picture on the issue, especially the polarity of the issue. The positions and opinions are also efficacious for matching respondents with one another based on stated positions and voting patterns.
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