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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> == {| class="wikitable" |+ Availability vs. Representativeness ! Feature !! Availability !! Representativeness |- | Question Asked || "Is it easy to remember?" || "Does it fit the pattern?" |- | Source of Error || Recent / Vivid / Emotional events || Stereotypes / Prototypes |- | Mathematical Failure || Ignored Frequency || Ignored Base Rates |- | Real-World Example || Fearing planes after a crash || Assuming a quiet person is a librarian |} '''The Concept of "Base Rate Neglect"''': Analyzing why we ignore the "Big Picture" statistics in favor of a "Good Story" is the key to mastering heuristics. Even experts fall for this: a doctor might see a "Typical" symptom of a rare disease and forget that the common disease is 1,000 times more likely. </div> <div style="background-color: #483D8B; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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