text: The final reason asking multiple people for advice is better, is you will have more information about what you need advice for. In a way, this reason goes along with the saying, "The more the merrier." As the more information you have, the merrier. Having greater knowledge when you have a big decision to make can be the most beneficial tactic when actually making the final decision. Even the government supports this idea. When it is election time the government wants its citizens to be educated on who they are voting for. If the government thinks that this is essential, it most likely is.