By encouraging people to imagine their homes being destroyed by winds from a hurricane, insurance salespeople are especially successful at selling large homeowners' policies. They are most clearly exploiting the influence of

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The insurance salespeople are exploiting the availability heuristic, where people tend to overestimate the likelihood of events that are easily brought to mind (such as a hurricane destroying their home).

By Encouraging People to Imagine Their Homes Being Destroyed by Winds