If a public opinion poll finds that voters in New Jersey only slightly favor new gun-control legislation that is currently being debated in the state legislature,it can be correctly assumed that the issue was not salient to any individual voter whose opinion was sampled.

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The fact that voters slightly favor new gun-control legislation does not necessarily mean the issue was not salient to individual voters; it only reflects the overall margin of preference in the sample. Individual voters could still feel strongly about the issue, but their strong opinions could be balanced out by others with strong opinions in the opposite direction or by those who are indifferent, leading to a slight overall favor in the poll results.

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