text: Next, you can eliminate bad advice in your answer when asking for multiple opinions. Bad advice means getting advice that is obviously a wrong choice. It is usually given because the person giving it thinks that it is funny and is joking around, or is just being mean. Sometimes, though, one cannot tell if the advice is good or bad. Asking another person will help clear up the misunderstanding and filter the advice out. If I asked a friend if I should wear a green sweater or a blue sweater, and she said green sweater because she knew I would look bad in it, I could ask another friend if I was still unsure. If the other friend said the blue sweater and gave valid reasons, I would choose the blue sweater and know that the friend who gave the bad advice was trying to joke around or just be mean.