Why '&&' and not '&'?

Question

Why is && preferable to & and || preferable to |?

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Answer 1

if (list.Count() > 14 && list[14] == "foo")

is safe

if (list.Count() > 14 & list[14] == "foo")

would crash if the list doesn't have the right size.