Ignoring the base rate
a. involves paying careful attention to the underlying probability of an event occurring.
b. encourages a person to be mentally flexible in making decisions.
c. is similar to thinking that you or a situation is an exception to the rule.
d. consists of using inductive thinking rather than deductive thinking.
ANSWER: c
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