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The view of the majority is always right. Do you agree?

INTRODUCION Thesis: The view of the majority is not always right. one person influences majority, and the majority has no opinion/ unable to voice opinions (in the case of authoritarian or influential people)
Four elements required to form a wise crowd Not all crowds (groups) are wise Diversity of opinion Each person should have private information even if it's just an eccentric interpretation of the known facts. Independence People's opinions aren't determined by the opinions of those around them. may not always happen

biased/ subjective views racial issues, protect their own rights/interests/ wants totally biased, sensitive o people are ignorant majority view not always right need specialized view o In cases of pandemic, need experts view, not mere speculation and false claims by
general public 1918 spanish influenza pandemic- concerns scientific research regarding the causes and characteristics of the "Spanish flu", a variety of influenza that in 1918 was responsible for the worst influenza pandemic in modern history- 50 million people, 3% of the world's population (1.8 billion at the time[9]), died of the disease. Some 500 million, or 28% (1/4) were infected it wasnt until doctors all around the world agreed on best practices to keep the patient alive, or even better keep the flu at bay that the governments started putting up health advice posters informing the public on what was the right thing to do. NEED SPECIALIZED VIEW

power in numbers bully majority abuses power because of bigger voice push their own point ahead o TRANSITION. Anti-Thesis: However, some people are of the belief that the view of the majority is always right. Every individual in a group knows what he/she wants they make up group majority view of the group is what nearly every individual wants right group wisdom if there was a mistake, someone would have spotted and corrected/resolved the issue combined iq 3 vs 10000
o Strength in numbers Collective intelligence is a shared or group intelligence that emerges from the collaboration and competition of many individuals and appears in consensus decision making in bacteria, animals, humans and computer networks.

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