“Anytime it is snowing when Joe Commuter gets up inthe morning, he misjudges how long it will take him todrive to work. When it is not snowing, his expectationsof the driving time are perfectly accurate. Consideringthat it snows only once every ten years where Joe lives,Joe’s expectations are almost always perfectly accurate.”Are Joe’s expectations rational? Why or why not?

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