text: When giving advice, people are often biased. Asking for multiple opinions can help prevent one's decision from being affected by bias. In the same way that getting your news from only one channel will give you only that channel's biased spin on events, asking only one person for advice gives you only one opinion, which may be affected by bias. Asking multiple people gives you multiple opinions to decide from, and you will avoid making a decision based on one person's biased point of view. For example, let's say your family was deciding what type of pet to get, By asking just your dog owning neighbor for advice, you'll get his biased opinion on why dogs make the best pets. By asking a variety of people who own a variety of animals, you will ensure that the choice you are making is not entirely based on the bias of one person. Or suppose someone is deciding who to vote for in an election. Asking a friend that supports one candidate will give them that one biased point of view, but by asking multiple friends with different viewpoints they can decide for themselves which candidate they prefer.