The availability error
A) can help to explain the persistence of superstition.
B) often leads us to commit the fallacy of hasty generalization.
C) is exhibited when we choose to follow a friend's recommendation rather than statistically accurate surveys.
D) all of the above.
E) none of the above.

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The availability error, a cognitive bias that occurs when people overestimate the importance of information that is available to them, can indeed explain the persistence of superstition (A), lead to hasty generalizations (B), and result in decisions based on anecdotal evidence like a friend's recommendation over statistical data (C).

The Availability Error