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Edit View History Bookmarks People Window Help https //ims.ssc e.php/128369/mod re nt/6/Conjunction%20Fallacy.pdf Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also partici- pated in antinuclear demonstrations. Please rank the following statements by their probability, using 1 for the most probable and 8 for the least probable. (i) Linda is a teacher in an elementary school. (ii) Linda works in a bookstore and takes Yoga classes. iii) Linda is active in the feminist movement. (iv) Linda is a psychiatric social worker. (v) Linda is a member of the League of Women Voters (vi) Linda is a bank téller (vii) Linda is an insurance salesperson. (viii) Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement MacBook Air a88 3 4 5

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This problem aims to demonstrate your chances of making the conjunction fallacy. The probability rankings should be roughly as under:
Statement 4: 1
Statement 3: 2
Statement 6: 3
Statement 7: 4
Statement 5: 5
Statement 1: 6
Statement 8: 7
Statement 2: 8

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