Although travelers in the United States are more likely to die in an automobile crash than on a commercial flight covering the same distance,people often assume that flying is more dangerous than driving.Which type of heuristic is responsible for this assumption?

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The availability heuristic is responsible for this assumption because people tend to overestimate the likelihood of events that are more easily remembered or brought to mind, and incidents of plane crashes are often more heavily covered in the media and therefore more memorable than car accidents.

Although Travelers in the United States Are More Likely to Die