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More People Seem to Fear a Snake Bite Than a Dog

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More people seem to fear a snake bite than a dog bite, and yet statistically one is more likely to be bitten by a dog than by a snake. This is because people tend to estimate the probability of an outcome based on how easy the outcome is to imagine. This represents which of the following cognitive biases?


A) Escalating commitment
B) Hypothesis bias
C) Availability error
D) Representativeness
E) Illusion of control

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