Sternberg Identified Four Fallacies in Thinking That Otherwise Intelligent People

question 15

Multiple Choice

Sternberg identified four fallacies in thinking that otherwise intelligent people make.Which fallacy is consistent with the following statement,"I don't need to quit smoking; the statistics about smoking don't apply to me - I exercise all the time."?

• A)Self-fulfilling fallacy
• B)Egocentrism fallacy
• C)Omnipotence fallacy
• D)Exception fallacy

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