According to the discussion of the confirmation bias in deductive reasoning,
a. the confirmation bias slightly increases the accuracy of answers for novices.
b. the confirmation bias typically occurs when people rely too strongly on the crystal-ball technique.
c. the confirmation bias means that people prefer to demonstrate that a hypothesis is true, rather than to demonstrate that it is false.
d. typically only about 10% of college students tend to show the confirmation bias.
Ans: c
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