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availability heuristic

ah-vay-lah-BIL-ih-tee hyoo-RIS-tik

əˌveɪləˈbɪlɪti hjʊˈrɪstɪk

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availabilityheuristic

Dictionary meaning

mental shortcut where people judge the likelihood of events based on how easily examples come to mind

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