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Availability heuristic (Eng. availability heuristic) is a mental process by which individuals assess the frequency or probability of an event based on how easily examples or related instances come to mind. When faced with complex judgment tasks such as estimating probability or frequency, people rely on a limited number of heuristic methods to simplify these demanding cognitive tasks. The availability heuristic is one such method. This heuristic often leads to accurate estimates because frequent