People tend to inaccurately estimate that more deaths occur as a result of tornadoes than from asthma because of
A)the gambler's fallacy.
B)framing effects.
C)a tendency to overestimate the improbable.
D)loss aversion.

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This is due to a cognitive bias where people tend to overestimate the likelihood of dramatic, but rare, events (like tornadoes) compared to more common, but less sensational, causes of death (like asthma). This bias is often influenced by media coverage and personal experiences that make rare events seem more common than they are.

People Tend to Inaccurately Estimate That More Deaths Occur as a Result