Most persons mistakenly believe that more people die from tornadoes than from asthma. This is because they mistakenly apply
A) the means/end analysis.
B) the compensatory decision model.
C) the availability heuristic.
D) the representativeness heuristic.

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The availability heuristic is the tendency to judge the probability of an event by how easily it comes to mind. In this case, people are more likely to remember news stories about tornadoes than about asthma, leading them to overestimate the danger of tornadoes and underestimate the danger of asthma.

Most Persons Mistakenly Believe That More People Die from Tornadoes