Questions asking how the public views certain issues, for example, based on opinion poll results. Questions about TECHNICAL ASPECTS of opinion polling should use [polling] instead.
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Why do some incidents become cause célèbre?
Why do some incidents, like the recent killing of George Floyd or the death of Alan Kurdi become cause célèbres?
Of course the lives of both matter. But so do the lives of other 100 Afro-Americans killed by law enforcement or the 19,164 migrants…
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Why do people have strong opinions on issues they know they are ignorant of?
One common theme whenever the voting public are asked about the on-going Brexit process is that they were mislead during the campaign and are now desperate for basic information. They seem fully aware of their own ignorance on the subject.
Yet, when…
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