Corey and Trevor Are Playing a Coin-Tossing Game Where Each

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Essay

Corey and Trevor are playing a coin-tossing game where each player, in turn, tosses a fair coin ten times consecutively. The winner of the game is the player who tosses the most consecutive tails. Corey decides to go first and tosses tails five times in a row. Explain how the gambler's fallacy can affect Corey's assessment of the probability that he will toss tails on his sixth toss.

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