Results: If 10,000 people say the sky is not blue, it's really lime green with purple polka dots, does that mean it's 1) true 2) false 3) undetermined?
Published on 08/26/2016
Sometimes I see questions asked in these polls that seek advice on a personal matter, such as what someone should do about such and such a situation, and the question being asked is sometimes about making a really life changing decision. This got me curious about something.
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1.
1.
If the majority of people asked a question say that the right thing to do is such and such, do you believe that must be correct just because the majority said so? Yes
6%
101 votes
No
61%
1070 votes
maybe
18%
318 votes
i never thought about that before
16%
277 votes
2.
2.
Have you ever done anything because a majority of people agreed it was the right thing to do, but in the end, that turned out not to be the case? Yes
22%
380 votes
No
40%
704 votes
Maybe
25%
435 votes
N/A
14%
235 votes
3.
3.
Have you ever been told by a majority of people that something was true, when that turned out not to be the case? Yes
45%
786 votes
No
19%
325 votes
Unsure
24%
416 votes
N/A
13%
223 votes
4.
4.
Has anyone ever said to you "Everyone knows that..." (something), and it turned out that "Everyone" was just one or two people? Yes
51%
880 votes
No
16%
270 votes
i never thought about that
20%
348 votes
N/A
14%
250 votes
5.
5.
When someone has said to you "Everyone knows..." (such and such), have you ever asked that person something like "Who exactly is 'everyone'"? or "Which people exactly are you referring to when you say 'Everyone'"? Yes
46%
801 votes
No
18%
321 votes
It never occured to me to ask.
20%
342 votes
N/A
17%
288 votes
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