After the 2013 terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon, U.S. intelligence reports revealed that the Russian government had earlier warned that one of the alleged terrorists, Tamarlan Tsarnaev, was suspected of having ties to terrorists in Chechnya. Later it was learned that Tsarnaev had visited an area of Chechnya where terrorists had been apprehended. Confiscation of his brother's computer showed visits to jihadist websites. A commentator on these events blogged that it should have been obvious to U.S. intelligence agencies that the Tsarnaev brothers were planning an attack. The blogger MOST likely committed the thinking error of:
A) Yes, because it often leads to judgment errors.
B) No, because in many cases it provides a rapid "good enough" response.
C) Yes, because it is the opposite of deliberate, rational-analytic, critical thinking.
D) No, because it helps people who are not good thinkers make decent judgments.

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The Answer of After the 2013 terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon, U.S. intelligence reports revealed that the Russian government had earlier warned that one of the alleged terrorists, Tamarlan Tsarnaev, was suspected of having ties to terrorists in Chechnya. Later it was learned that Tsarnaev had visited an area of Chechnya where terrorists had been apprehended. Confiscation of his brother's computer showed visits to jihadist websites. A commentator on these events blogged that it should have been obvious to U.S. intelligence agencies that the Tsarnaev brothers were planning an attack. The blogger MOST likely committed the thinking error of:
A) Yes, because it often leads to judgment errors.
B) No, because in many cases it provides a rapid "good enough" response.
C) Yes, because it is the opposite of deliberate, rational-analytic, critical thinking.
D) No, because it helps people who are not good thinkers make decent judgments.

After the 2013 Terrorist Attack at the Boston Marathon, U