You caution a friend about eating so many foods that are high in fat content
Your friend replies that his grandfather ate all the bacon and cheese he wanted, and he lived to be 93. Which of the following is the BEST explanation for your friend's error in reasoning?
a. the Barnum effect
b. the use of individual cases
c. the self-fulfilling prophecy
d. the fallacy of negative instances
ANSWER: b
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a. us–them social identities can be overcome b. competitiveness must be overcome. c. us–them social identities are strengthened d. interdependence is strengthened