What of the following could be an example of the Othello error?
A) A listener is so suspicious that he or she doubts someone else's truthful statement.
B) People tend to look for deception in bad news more than in good news.
C) People tend to look for deception in good news more than in bad news.
D) A listener is so trusting of another that he or she does not evaluate the truthfulness of the person's statements.

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The Othello error occurs when a person is so suspicious that they doubt someone else's truthful statement. This is seen in option A where the listener is too suspicious and doubts the truthfulness of the statement. The Othello error is not seen in option B or C because they both describe people looking for deception, but the error is specifically about doubting truthful statements. Option D describes a different error, which is the truth bias, where a person trusts another person's statements without evaluating their truthfulness.

What of the Following Could Be an Example of the Othello