What is a gambler’s fallacy?

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an argument that bases decisions on the false belief that random occurrences are somehow predictive of future outcomes

an argument that because things are alike in one way, they are alike in others.

a conclusion that does not follow logically from its premise

an argument that limits options to two opposite choices

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an argument that bases decisions on the false belief that random occurrences are somehow predictive of future outcomes.

The gambler's fallacy refers to the mistaken belief that past random events can influence the outcome of future random events, such as believing that a coin toss is more likely to result in heads after a streak of tails.