If a person believes that the Haitian voodoo ritual of sticking pins into a doll that looks like an enemy will produce actual physical harm to the enemy, then that person's behavior seems to be influenced by:

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The person is using inappropriate reasoning by representativeness, as they believe that the doll represents the enemy and any physical harm done to the doll will also harm the actual person. This is a fallacy as there is no real causal connection between the doll and the person.

If a Person Believes That the Haitian Voodoo Ritual of Sticking