What cognitive tendency is described by the conjunction fallacy
A) drawing general conclusions based on a few isolated cases
B) ignoring information about base rates when estimating the probabilities of certain combinations of outcomes
C) believing that the odds of two uncertain events happening together are greater than the odds of either event happening alone
D) overestimating the odds of a chance event if that event hasn't occurred recently
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