Actors Tend to Avoid Wishing Each Good Luck Before Performances

question 109

Multiple Choice

Actors tend to avoid wishing each good luck before performances on account of a belief that doing so can result in something bad happening (often opting instead to use the phrase 'break a leg') . In other words, a superstition exists. Imagine an actor tells you they don't actually believe there is any real connection with wishing someone good luck and something going wrong, yet they still act as though this superstition is true. What would this be an example of?

• A)inductive reasoning
• B)a belief bias
• C)deductive reasoning
• D)a discourse
• E)inductive fallacy

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