Todd is outgoing, charming, creative, and has a beautiful singing voice. If you were asked to guess what Todd does for a living, and you used the availability heuristic and the conjunction fallacy as you generated your answer, which of the following would you suggest?

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The availability heuristic suggests that we tend to rely on readily available information when making judgments. In this case, Todd's beautiful singing voice is a readily available piece of information that may make someone more likely to guess that he is a musician. However, the conjunction fallacy occurs when someone believes that a specific combination of conditions is more probable than a single condition. Therefore, a person may be more likely to choose option A, as it combines both music and public relations, instead of just music alone (option B). However, option D is unlikely as it adds an unrelated detail that is not supported by the information given. Option C is also unlikely as it does not match any of Todd's described characteristics.

Todd Is Outgoing, Charming, Creative, and Has a Beautiful Singing