People tend to base their opinions off other’s because of group conformity, social standards, and peer pressure. Many people tend to base their view point off of others because their afraid they could be wrong. In agreeance with Mark Twain and his portions of his story, “Corn-pone Opinions,” explicitly states and is accurately right in today’s society on how humans give into the crowd or the majority vote.
One of the ways that people tend to conform is because they are scared to be wrong. When one person is wrong, they stand out, they are more noticeable. People would rather be incorrect with a majority of the group because there’s a crowd of them and they aren’t standing out to the public. Also, when people are wrong they could feel discouraged,
One of the ways that people tend to conform is because they are scared to be wrong. When one person is wrong, they stand out, they are more noticeable. People would rather be incorrect with a majority of the group because there’s a crowd of them and they aren’t standing out to the public. Also, when people are wrong they could feel discouraged,