The Daily Decision-14-Availability bias

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Today is the FOURTEETH episode of The Daily Decision

Cars or planes? Roofers or Border Patrol agents? Cows or Sharks?

Of these pairs which one is more deadly?

Most people would say flying is more dangerous than driving, being a Border Patrol agent is more dangerous than being a roofer, and sharks are more deadly than cows.

In each case, those answers are incorrect and point out The Availability Bias.

Which is the tendency to overestimate the likelihood of events with greater “availability” in memory

If a memory is recent, unusual, or emotional, it is likely to be more available and more usable to make decisions

Available doesn’t mean accurate however so the next time you hear of a major event on the news, pause to avoid falling into the availability          bias trap.

Ask yourself, just because it’s easier to remember something, does it make it more true?

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