# LXXV explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by Ambrose Bierce.

## What happens

A brief reflection on the nature of public opinion, suggesting that if it were determined by chance, it would be correct half the time.

## Key lines

> If public opinion were determined by a throw of the dice, it would in the long run be half the time right.

Public opinion is no more reliable than random chance.

_The chapter cynically equates public opinion with randomness._

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/poetry_se/chapters/lxxv
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