Nasim was conducting a door-to-door survey of people's opinions about a plan developed by the city that would improve public transportation in the area but also likely raise taxes. He began in a more affluent part of the city and found almost unanimous opposition to the plan. When he reached the point at which 97% of respondents opposed the plan, he decided it would be futile to survey less affluent areas. Which strategy is MOST likely to help fix or avoid the thinking error that Nasim seems to be making?

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Nasim may be making the thinking error of sampling bias, where he only surveyed one group of people and assumed their opinions represented the entire population. To fix this error, he should collect all relevant data and ensure that his sample is representative and adequate of the larger population to avoid drawing conclusions based on a biased sample. Option B suggests doing just that. Option A addresses a different thinking error of tangential thinking, where people may answer questions that are not relevant to the topic at hand. Option C addresses the thinking error of subjectivity, where perceptions may be influenced by personal biases or other subjective factors. Option D addresses the thinking error of invalid logic, where a conclusion is drawn based on evidence that does not support it.

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