Inferring a General Truth from a Vivid Instance Is Referred

question 67

Multiple Choice

Inferring a general truth from a vivid instance is referred to as

• A)counterfactual thinking.
• B)social beliefs.
• C)the representativeness heuristic.
• D)the availability heuristic.

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Definitions:

Particular

Specific or distinct from others; often used to refer to individual instances or examples in logic or philosophy.

Affirmative

A term indicating agreement or the assertion of a position or truth, often used in debate or logic to denote the positive side of an argument.

Statement Form

The form or structure of a statement or proposition in logic, usually presented in a symbolic language.

Particular

In logic, refers to propositions or statements that affirm or deny something about only some members of a class, as opposed to universality which concerns all members.