The finding that people tend to incorrectly conclude that more people die from tornados than from asthma has been explained in terms of the
A) representativeness heuristic.
B) availability heuristic.
C) falsification principle.
D) belief bias.

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The finding that people tend to overestimate the frequency of tornado deaths can be explained by the availability heuristic, where people make judgments based on how easily examples come to mind. Tornado deaths are more salient and receive more media coverage than deaths from asthma, leading people to overestimate the frequency of the former.

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