The availability error

A. often leads us to commit the fallacy of hasty generalization.
B. is exhibited when we choose to follow a friend's recommendation rather than statistically accurate surveys.
C. can help to explain the persistence of superstition.
D. all of the above.
E. none of the above.


Answer: D

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