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    Because they infer a lot about how people will vote. It is an election after all.

    In short, we can demonstrate that something is a fact, but if greater than 50% of the population doesn’t believe it then not much can come of it. Feelings don’t change facts, but they do change how people act upon facts

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        2 days ago

        Umm no? It does describe how propaganda can work, but people can be influenced in many ways. Asking them how they feel on a topic is not propaganda. Based on the results you can analyze and argue that people are being influenced by propaganda