The availability heuristic is a mental short-cut in which we estimate how likely or important something is based on how easily we can think of examples. However, because we are more likely to remember events that are recent, vivid, or emotional, we overestimate the likelihood of certain events and may make poor decisions. https://thinkingispower.com/guide-to-the-most-common-cognitive-biases-and-heuristics/#h-availability-heuristic | Thinking Is Power