Many Americans believed in October of 2016 that Hillary Clinton would win the presidential election.However,after Donald Trump won a narrow victory,many people argued that they "knew all along" that his opponent had no chance.This is an illustration of the ______.
A)gambler's fallacy
B)availability heuristic
C)hindsight bias
D)illusory correlation

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This is an example of hindsight bias, which is the tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome. In this case, after Donald Trump's victory, people claimed they knew he would win, even though many believed Hillary Clinton would win before the election results.

Many Americans Believed in October of 2016 That Hillary Clinton