text: A good reason to why seeking the advice of others is beneficial is that asking others can help give multiple viewpoints on a situation. Looking for advice in more than one person drives the seeker to open their mind and changes their own opinions. Generic_Name was facing a problem at school with her classmates. She didn't know what to do about another girl who was bullying her. She decided to confide in her mother, a friend, and a counselor for advice. Her mother had experience in this from her years as a student, and she gave her opinion to Generic_Name to talk to the bully. Her friend said that the bully was really just hurt and lonely and took it out on Generic_Name. When Generic_Name talked to the counselor, he had extensive knowledge in this area and was able to guide Generic_Name through the steps of overcoming the problems faced, and through becoming friends with her bully. By Generic_Name's seeking to find a rational choice, she found multiple viewpoints that had insight and experience in them. Furthermore, she not only was able to stop the bullying, but she was able to become friends with the girl who had once been her enemy. While receiving other viewpoints can help, those same viewpoints can lead to new thoughts and ideas that greatly enhance the ability to make a good choice.