Many smokers like to associate themselves to the late George Burns,a famous actor who smoked cigars continuously for many years and lived to be nearly a hundred,as evidence that smoking is relatively harmless.These individuals tend to ignore the thousands of people who die every year from lung cancer.They are illustrating
A)the availability heuristic.
B)confirmation bias.
C)the representativeness heuristiC.
D)hindsight bias.

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Confirmation bias refers to the tendency for people to seek out information that confirms their beliefs and ignore information that contradicts them. In this case, the smokers are selectively focusing on the example of George Burns, while ignoring the overwhelming evidence that smoking causes lung cancer and other health problems.

Many Smokers Like to Associate Themselves to the Late George