If your pattern of thinking is that every time you get a phone call it will be bad news,then you are making the cognitive error of

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Arbitrary inference is when a conclusion is made without evidence to support it or when evidence against it is ignored. In this case, assuming that every phone call will be bad news without any evidence to support it is an example of arbitrary inference.

If Your Pattern of Thinking Is That Every Time You