According to the discussion about Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy, we often
A) actively seek out parsimonious explanations for complicated problems.
B) chalk up coincidences as being due to chance rather than to supernatural events.
C) overestimate how unusual certain patterns of coincidental information really are.
D) prefer skepticism to conspiracy theory explanations about presidential assassinations.
Answer: C
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