Can you explain the availability heuristic and its role in our understanding of Murphy's Law?
The availability heuristic suggests that the ease with which we can recall certain events influences our judgment of their frequency. When negative events are more readily recalled, we misinterpret this availability as evidence that such events are more common, reinforcing the flawed belief inherent in Murphy's Law.
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