This is the essence of intuitive heuristics: when faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead, usually without noticing the substitution.

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“Dawes observed that the complex statistical algorithm adds little or no value. …”

“Much of the discussion in this book is about biases of intuition. However, the …”

“The confidence that individuals have in their beliefs depends mostly on the qua…”