What is an argument that bases decisions on the false belief that random occurrences are somehow predictive of future outcomes?(1 point)

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Responses

gambler’s fallacy
gambler’s fallacy

false dichotomy
false dichotomy

ad hominem
ad hominem

false analogy

Answer 1

The correct answer is gambler’s fallacy. This fallacy occurs when individuals believe that past random events can influence the outcome of future independent random events, such as thinking that a coin flip is more likely to land on heads after a series of tails.