You are trying to decide where to eat lunch and reason that anywhere with a long lineup must have high demand, which probably means it has good food. You decide to eat somewhere with a long line, yet unfortunately don't consider the food to be very good. You come to realize the long lineup was probably actually related to their slow service, not the quality of their food. What mistake have you made?
A)failing to consider alternative explanations
B)not using a control group
C)did not rely on recommendations
D)not conducting an experiment before developing a hypothesis
E)falling victim to confirmation bias

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The mistake made was failing to consider alternative explanations for the long lineup, such as slow service, instead of assuming it was solely due to the quality of the food.

You Are Trying to Decide Where to Eat Lunch and Reason