text: Also you could ask them to repeat what they said but sometimes people do not like to be bothered so you could just ask a different person and get their advice. Last reason you could ask for a second opinion for a clearer reasoning is when you are asking people sometimes the person you are asking does not want to be talked to because he is having a bad day or something, so you have to move on to another person until you find someone that actually likes company and would not mind giving you advice.