Q methodology
Also called Q-sort, Q sort, forced distribution
Asking people to sort a set of statements onto a fixed grid, from most agree to most disagree, so that every placement is a choice against the others.
The grid is the instrument. It has a set number of places in each column, shaped roughly like a normal curve: few at the extremes, most in the middle. Because each column can only take so many statements, someone cannot agree strongly with everything; putting one statement at +3 means another cannot go there.
In full Q methodology the sorts are then factor-analyzed by person, to find groups of people who sort alike, the shared viewpoints in a population. Even without that step, where each statement landed on average, and how much people disagree about it, is a useful read of priorities.
Twenty to forty statements is typical. Fewer gives little to sort; more is slow, especially on a phone.
Where it goes wrong
Treating the grid's middle as neutral. A statement at 0 may be one somebody feels nothing about, or one they had nowhere else to put because the stronger columns were already full.