Taking an Absolute or Extreme Belief About Something When a More

question 5

Multiple Choice

Taking an absolute or extreme belief about something when a more moderate belief would be more accurate is considered a thinking error known as:

• A) emotional reasoning.
• B) antiquity fallacy.
• C) black-or-white fallacy.
• D) confirmation bias.

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