The jackpot for the lottery has reached $145 million. Since no one has won in several weeks, thousands of people line up at stores to buy tickets with the idea that surely it is time for someone to win and it might as well be them. Which of the following has occurred?
a. coincidence or gambler’s fallacy
b. circular reasoning
c. either-or fallacy
d. false negative
Ans: A
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