___________________________ Is a Heuristic That Leads Us to Believe We

question 5

Multiple Choice

___________________________ is a heuristic that leads us to believe we are less vulnerable than other people to all types of risks,including environmental threats like air and water pollution or nuclear accidents,even though objectively there is no reason to think the risks are any different for one individual versus another.

• A) Comparative optimism
• B) Invulnerability fallacy
• C) Safety-clinging
• D) Disproportionate fortunes

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Definitions:

Symbolize

To represent or stand for something else, often an abstract idea, by means of symbols.

Main Connective

The logical operator in a compound proposition that determines the proposition's overall truth value.

Truth Table

A table used in logic to determine the validity of a proposition by listing all possible scenarios and their corresponding truth values.

Truth-Value Assignment

The process of designating truth values (true or false) to the components (usually variables) of a logical expression or statement.