Conjunction Fallacy

 Examine the following personality sketch:

Bill is 34 years old. He is intelligent, but unimaginative, compulsive and generally lifeless. In school, he was strong in mathematics but weak in social studies and humanities.

Which statement is more probable:

A. Bill is an accountant that plays jazz for a hobby, or

B. Bill plays jazz for a hobby?

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