text: The first reason I think seeking multiple opinions can help someone make a better choice is that one person could know more about the situation than others. For example, let's say that Generic_Name decided to ask her friend Generic_Name, who was also friends with Generic_Name, what to do. Generic_Name would probably inform Generic_Name that Generic_Name was talking bad about her behind her back and spreading rumors about her. This new information could help Generic_Name make the right choice about how to deal with the situation. Another example is if you want to buy your best friend a gift for her birthday but you don't know what to get her. You decide to ask your friends to help you pick a present and they don't know what to get her either, so you decide to ask her boyfriend what you should get her and he tells you that she told him that she wanted to take a trip to the spa. Then you would know what to get your friend because you asked someone else who knew more about the situation.