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They do not tend to think of alternative causes, that is, possibilities consistent with the key not being turned and the car starting anyway.
Most people do not tend to think readily of disablers, that is, possibilities consistent with Joe cutting his finger and it not bleeding, and they do not tend to think of alternative causes, that is, possibilities consistent with Joe not cutting his finger and it bleeding — even if such possibilities exist (e.g., Cummins et al., 1991; De Neys et al., 2005).
They do not tend to think readily of disablers in this case, that is, possibilities consistent with the apples being ripe and not falling from the tree, and so this possibility is ruled out as false.
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We just made a series of promises that were possibilities".
That is possibility thinking.
That's possibility.
Yes, that is a real possibility".
So that's a possibility, that is an option".
That is, new possibilities may show up.
"That is a possibility.
That is one possibility.
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