The sociologist Pierre Bourdieu gives three arguments why he questions the use of polls to elucidate public opinion on a given issue:
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It is assumed that the common attitudes that determine the actions of the population can be identified and known by means of techniques considered scientific: surveys or opinion polls.
There was large-scale public opposition to the Bill. In opinion polls, there was overwhelming public opposition to the Bill. Despite this, the Bill was passed on the 16th of May 2007, with a large majority of 113 votes against 8.
Some authors criticise the methodology of opinion polls because they consider that they can "fabricate opinion? By insisting that "the majority thinks in a certain way", they can generate a favourable climate towards that idea in those who do not have a defined opinion.
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