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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="writ">writ</span> <span word="large">large</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="This">This</span>” <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="are">are</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="light">light</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="thereof">thereof</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="persistent">persistent</span> <span word="smoggy">smoggy</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="select">select</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="small">small</span> (<span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="group">group</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>), <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="members">members</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="obviously">obviously</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="activists">activists</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="banning">banning</span> <span word="polluting">polluting</span> <span word="factories">factories</span>. <span word="If">If</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="polluting">polluting</span> <span word="factories">factories</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="oh">oh</span>, <span word="writ">writ</span> <span word="large">large</span>.</p>
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