pollfog
/ˈpoʊlˌfɒɡ/nounVerified NewDecision paralysis induced by contradictory polling.
When surveys disagree beyond their margins, both elites and publics stop trusting all measurement; the fog becomes the story, and whoever walks through it confidently gains ground.
Etym. — *poll* + *fog*.
Rel. — midtermnesia · provincedeaf
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