If you needed to do some public opinion research, would you…

If you needed to do some public opinion research, would you choose a public opinion poll (sample survey) or focus groups? Explain your reasoning. (Hint: your reasoning should reference the strength(s) and limitation(s) of these methods according to the textbook).

Sarah’s parents told her when she was young about a girl who…

Sarah’s parents told her when she was young about a girl who was killed many years ago in their city after a night out partying with friends after drinking and trying to walk home. According to them, there is still a cross on the side of the highway that marks the spot where she was hit by a car. Sarah believes the story even though she has never seen the cross or looked into the identity of the girl. She even told her own kids about this girl to warn them about binge drinking. This story is a: