• Representativeness Heuristic: assumes that if something reminds us of something we know already, it is part of the same group.
• Availability Heuristic: The more something comes in front of us, the more likely we think it is.
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The availability heuristic causes us to judge probability based on how easily examples come to mind. This creates predictable distortions:

• Vivid incidents seem more common than statistics suggest
• Recent events appear more probable than distant ones
• ...

The problem with using this appears we rely too much on using our existing heuristic patterns without modifying them, because that can create a state of mental stagnation.

Mental operations are affected by mistakes such as cognitive biases, if we are not careful.