Is Heuristic Thinking, Good, Bad, or Somewhere in Between? What

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Essay

Is heuristic thinking, good, bad, or somewhere in between? What advantages-if any-are associated with heuristic thinking? Are there disadvantages to using heuristics, and if so, what are they? Use the availability heuristic to provide examples to support your claims.

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