The debate should ratchet up awareness of the problem among members of the general public.这场辩论可以使普通百姓逐步认识这个问题。I offer my observations as those of an interested and reasonably informed member of the general public.我代表有兴趣并且还算了解情况的平民，在此提出我的评论。Most media companies assume members of the general public are morons.大多数新闻媒体公司都以为公众是傻瓜。