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+====== False Consensus Effect ======
+By [[yiler-huang| Yiler Huang]]
+The False Consensus Effect describes the situation in which a person believes in something and thinks most people share the same opinion, but in reality, other people don't think the same and the person is just convinced by themselves that their belief is the more popular one. A while ago I had a conversation with my friends about wether or not you should mix the rice with curry when you are eating. I believe that you shouldn't and I thought most people think like how I do, but it turned out most of my friends preferred mixing. It was surprising to me because I thought mixing curry with rice makes the whole dish look like mud I don't like it very much.
+Another example is from my father. He said that western restaurants are bad because they don't have the rotating table in Chinese restaurants, as he believed that the act of rotating the table for others improves the bond between family members. He though every Asian person thought the same. However, not a lot of people think in the way he does. This effect can be used to influence people's opinions. If someone is convinced that their belief is the "normally accepted" belief, they are more likely to hold onto it. It is also dangerous to fall into this kind of effect, as you would be biased to view things from a different perspective. To avoid it, we need to remind ourselves that things are sometimes not the same as how we thought, and accept the fact that we might be the weirdo.