text: Finally, getting multiple opinions will give you an answer majority of the people you asked responded with. That popular answer is often what most people's final decision. Majority answers are helpful because you know multiple people believe that is the right choice. Also, by picking the popular response, you can satisfy the most people. For example, if I had a birthday celebration and I was torn on whether to order chocolate cake or vanilla cake, I could ask the people attending the party which they preferred. If 6 of the people said they wanted vanilla and the other 4 people said they wanted chocolate, I would go with the vanilla cake because it would leave the majority of my party goers satisfied.