cherry-picked
Chosen to mislead
Cherry-picked describes something selected carefully to support a particular argument while ignoring evidence that doesn't.
The image is of someone picking only the ripest cherries from a tree.
Data, statistics, or examples can all be cherry-picked: The report cherry-picked studies that supported its conclusions.
The term implies dishonesty or bias—presenting a misleading picture by showing only favorable cases.
Choosing with care
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- slantedAngled from vertical
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- partialFavoring one side
distorted · manipulated · misleading · tendentious · misrepresented · spun · angled · loaded
Deliberately chosen
- chosenSelected from alternatives
- culledSelected for removal
- gatheredBrought into one place
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
harvested · plucked · extracted · winnowed · sifted · sorted · screened · vetted
Displayed with prominence
- featuredProminently displayed or included
- spotlightedGiven prominent attention
- emphasizedGave special importance to
- foregroundedMade visually or thematically dominant
displayed · presented · exhibited · paraded · flagged · singled-out · cited · referenced
Showing careful judgment
- exactingDemanding great care
- particularSpecific or fussy
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- scrutinizedExamined in close detail
selective
Choosing with care
partial · distorted · manipulated · misleading · tendentious · misrepresented · spun · angled · loaded · stacked
selected
Deliberately chosen
collected · harvested · plucked · extracted · winnowed · sifted · sorted · screened · vetted
showcased
Displayed with prominence
- featuredProminently displayed or included
- spotlightedGiven prominent attention
- emphasizedGave special importance to
foregrounded · displayed · presented · exhibited · paraded · flagged · singled-out · cited · referenced · quoted
discriminating
Showing careful judgment
- exactingDemanding great care
- particularSpecific or fussy
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- falsifiedfalsified, doctored, fabricated, fake, faked
cherry-pickedsystematic
Following ordered procedures
methodical · impartial · neutral · blind · arbitrary
cherry-pickedrepresentative
One who acts for another
comprehensive · exhaustive · complete · all-inclusive · unbiased
cherry-pickedbalanced
In a state of equilibrium
even-handed · unmanipulated · unbiased · fair · honest
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