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Why we overestimate the prevalence of abusive priests, dishonest pastors, and ... Patheos (blog) Cognitive heuristics are mental shortcutsâ€"rules of thumbsâ€"that we use to make judgments about ourselves and the world around us. On of the best known heuristics is the “availability heuristic” that goes as follows. As we estimate the frequency with ...