Police arrest a University of Texas fan for a robbery. At th…
Police arrest a University of Texas fan for a robbery. At the trial, the prosecutor indicates that a witness, Terry, had given a statement that the robber was wearing an orange sweatshirt. In Madison, however, red sweatshirts will tend to outnumber orange sweatshirts by a factor of 100-1. If the jurors focus primarily on Terry’s specific testimony, rather than consider the overall commonness of red and orange sweatshirts, they’re likely falling victim to what decision-making issue?
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