George smokes and drinks,and he is overweight,but he would be the first to tell you that he will outlive all of his friends at the bar.George's opinion illustrates:
A)the availability heuristic.
B)optimism bias.
C)the conjunction fallacy.
D)the sunk-cost fallacy.

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George's opinion that he will outlive all his friends despite his unhealthy habits is an example of optimism bias, which refers to the tendency for individuals to overestimate their chances of positive outcomes and underestimate their chances of negative outcomes. George's belief that he will outlive his friends is likely due to his optimistic viewpoint, which may not reflect reality. The other options (availability heuristic, conjunction fallacy, sunk-cost fallacy) do not apply in this scenario.

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