Question

An unscientific poll that gathers the opinions of people who are conveniently available in a particular gathering place is called a(n) _______________. answer: generalized public survey

Answer 1

I believe the answer is: straw poll

straw poll refers to the votes that initiated by an unofficial establishment in order to determine the popular opinion among people in a certain area about a specific matter.
This type of vote would usually be used by local government representatives to appeal to as much as local voters as possible.