Right before LaShonda gets up to deliver her speech, she thinks to herself: "I know that I'm going to drop my notecards on the floor, forget everything I have to say, and look like a complete idiot." LaShonda is engaging in the fallacy of ____________.
A) overgeneralization
B) exaggeration
C) catastrophic failure
D) perfection

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LaShonda is engaging in catastrophic thinking, which involves imagining the worst possible outcome and fixating on it, even if it's unlikely to happen. She is assuming that she will fail catastrophically, which can lead to anxiety and self-fulfilling prophecies.

Right Before LaShonda Gets Up to Deliver Her Speech, She