cherry-picking
Biased data selection
Cherry-picking is selecting only the evidence, data, or examples that support your position while ignoring those that don't.
The metaphor comes from choosing only the ripest cherries from a tree.
The study was criticized for cherry-picking statistics.
In sports, cherry-picking means hanging near the opponent's goal waiting for easy scoring opportunities rather than playing defense.
Fruit tree plantation
- fruitEdible plant ovary
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- ripeReady to eat
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
tree · ladder · stems · varieties · sweet · tart · u-pick · fresh
Twisting from original state
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
slanting · twisting · deception · propaganda · out-of-context · fabrication · exaggeration · sophistry
Unfair favor toward some
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
unfairness · privilege · exclusivity · patronage · bias · prejudice · selectiveness · arbitrariness
Collected numerical information
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- samplesSmall test portions
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- studyDeliberate learning effort
findings · results · methodology · dataset · outliers · anomalies · metrics · analysis
Unwarranted broad application
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
seasonal · tree · ladder · stems · varieties · sweet · tart · u-pick · fresh
distortion
Twisting from original state
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- skewingCausing asymmetrical distortion
misleading · slanting · twisting · deception · propaganda · out-of-context · fabrication · exaggeration · sophistry · obfuscation
partiality
Unfair favor toward some
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
inequity · unfairness · privilege · exclusivity · patronage · bias · prejudice · selectiveness · arbitrariness
statistics
Collected numerical information
study · findings · results · methodology · dataset · outliers · anomalies · metrics · analysis · misrepresentation
overgeneralization
Unwarranted broad application
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
- prejudgmentOpinion formed beforehand
- debate tacticsexaggeration, appeal to authority, appeal to emotion, logical fallacy, straw man
- media biasmedia bias, bias, editorial bias, slant, partisan
- selectivityselectivity, choosiness, pickiness, discernment, fastidiousness
- open sourceGNU, open source software, free software, GPL, forks
- research biaspublication bias, selection bias, confirmation bias, selective reporting, sampling bias
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
cherry-pickingrandom sampling
Selecting by pure chance
holistic approach · all-inclusive · leaving no stone unturned · completeness · totality
cherry-pickingfair representation
Accurate proportional inclusion
intellectual honesty · objectivity · impartiality · even-handedness · balanced reporting
cherry, picking, picked, picks, picker, cherries, cherry-picked, pickings, unpicked