Which of the following is an example of the "taking mental shortcuts" bias in thinking described in the text?
A)Jack thinks he got an A on his essay because he is a great writer, but he thinks he got a D on his communications project because the instructions were too confusing.
B)Rose overestimates how often cruise ships sink because she can vividly remember the sinking of the Titanic.
C)Wade believes that he will be funnier on stage if he eats chicken nuggets before he performs.
D)Michael thinks that he must wear his lucky gym shorts in order to win the game.

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Rose's belief about the frequency of cruise ship sinkings is based on a single vivid example, rather than a larger body of statistical evidence. This is an example of the availability heuristic, which is a common mental shortcut. Choices A, C, and D are not examples of this bias.

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