Heuristics in Every Day Life

Consider the presentation that we had in the class on the following topic (Blackboard, Introduction to Heuristic Algorithms.pptx). Ways to Use Heuristics in Everyday Life:

Consistency heuristic

Educated guess

Absurdity heuristic

Common sense

Contagion heuristic

Availability heuristic

Working backward

Familiarity heuristic

Scarcity heuristic

Rule of thumb

Affect heuristic

CHOOSE ONLY 5 From the above List. You are required to briefly define your own way (not using the definition given in the presentation) these heuristics and provide an example (in a real practical case of developing an algorithm in solving a problem). Define your problem clearly and show how your heuristic can be used in developing the algorithm to solve the problem (or part of it).

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