The probability of being in a subcategory (e.g.,university professors who are politicians)cannot be higher than the probability of being in the broader category (e.g.,university professors).What kind of fallacy do people routinely fall victim to as a result

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This is the conjunction fallacy, which occurs when people assume that the probability of two events occurring together is greater than the probability of either event occurring alone. In this case, people may mistakenly believe that the probability of being a university professor who is also a politician is higher than the probability of being a university professor alone.

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