Availability: A heuristic for judging frequency and probability

@article{Tversky1973AvailabilityAH,
  title={Availability: A heuristic for judging frequency and probability},
  author={Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman},
  journal={Cognitive Psychology},
  year={1973},
  volume={5},
  pages={207-232}
}
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