The "fallacy of positive instances" refers to the:
a. ability to predict the future.
b. tendency to misjudge the probability of an event occurring simply by chance.
c. tendency to seek the simplest possible explanation for an unusual event.
d. tendency to remember events that seem to confirm our beliefs and forget the events that contradict our beliefs.
Answer: b. tendency to misjudge the probability of an event occurring simply by chance.
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