Question

Hugo is 6 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 225 pounds, and very muscular. if you think hugo is more likely to be a professional football player rather than a professional ballroom dancer, you are using:

Answer 1

I think it is the option "representative heuristic"

Explanation:

Heuristics are kind of like "mental shortcuts" that we use to make assumptions quickly. They are based off of our category prototypes and what we believe are typical examples of a certain object or group. The reason why it would be representative heuristic is because when you use this, you are comparing the new situation to an already existing image of the object. In this case, you are comparing Hugo to the "typical" image of a football player.

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Answer 2

I am using an inductive argument. In logical, in this type of argument if the premises are assumed true, it is likely that the conclusion is true (though the conclusion could be false).

An inductive argument is intended to show that its conclusion is probably or likely true, though not certainly true, if its premises all are true. The author of an inductive argument (if sincere) only aims to establish the intended conclusion with a high degree of probability although not with complete certainty.

Words such as “probably,” “likely,” and “it is reasonable to conclude” suggest that you intend your argument to show that the conclusion is probably, but not certainly, true. The statement above use the words "more likely", then this word tell us that this is, in fact, an inductive argument.