This is the Friendship paradox (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Friendship_paradox" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Friendship_paradox</a> ) applied to polling. If the people with the most acquaintances have similar viewpoints, which differ from those with fewer acquaintances, then it will skew responses to questions concerning the viewpoints of the respondent&#x27;s acquaintances.