Group polarization is relevant to the group processes seen in the film 12 Angry Men. This process could potentially have a disastrous effect on the group’s processes and ensure fairness does not prevail. Group polarization is the tendency for members of a deliberating group to move to a more extreme position with the direction of the shift determined by the majority or average of member’s pre-deliberation preferences (Forsyth 382). This shift is typically based on social influence processes including social comparison, persuasion, and social identity (Forsyth 382). Those who left the courtroom with an inclination towards guilty most likely kept voted guilty and those who were undecided most likely sided with the majority. Why does group polarization
