text: Lot's of advice offers clarity. Receiving advice from multiple people can allow you to see the problem for what it is and help you better understand what may be the right choice. One friend may tell you that you look great in red, while several other people think otherwise. Asking what to say is most effective when done to multiple people as this lets you to see diffent perspectives, allowing you to choose what to say with a better understanding of the person. Things like asking someone out, helping a friend though something, or convincing someone to think something new is often difficult without the insight of others. It is for this reason that when I am unsure of what to say, I ask my friends what they think to get a grasp of what the peron I am talking to may be feeling. Getting advice from multiple people really hepls you understand what's going on.