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Ming Li is a student. Ming Li will take a test soon. When studying, he realizes that if he reads every book, article, and newspaper about the topics, he will surely get an A. He thinks that if he considers every possibility equally, remembers them all, and synthesizes it together, he will do perfectly on the test. What problem is Ming Li not considering that would cause his study strategy to fail

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Answer: hindsight bias

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem that Ming Li is not considering that would cause his study strategy to fail is the hindsight bias.

Hindsight bias, is also referred to as "knew-it-all-along phenomenon" and it occurs when individuals use past and make estimstes in future.

In this case, he believes that if he studies every book and article, he'll get an A. This may not eventually happen due to hindsight bias.

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