When engaged in a debate over especially contentious issues such as racism, religious bias, or marriage equality, people who have polar opposite views often believe that their own views are those of the majority. This best illustrates ____.
A)external attribution
B)illusory correlation
C)false uniqueness
D)false consensus

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This phenomenon is known as the false consensus effect, where individuals overestimate the extent to which their beliefs, opinions, preferences, values, and habits are normal and typical of those of others.

When Engaged in a Debate Over Especially Contentious Issues Such