cherry-picks
Takes only best
Cherry-picks means to select only the most favorable items from a larger set, often to support a predetermined conclusion while ignoring contradictory evidence.
The report cherry-picks data to make the program look successful.
The image is of someone taking only the best cherries from a bowl.
The practice implies intellectual dishonesty or self-serving selectivity.
Choosing with care
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
- slantedAngled from vertical
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- manipulatedControlled through cunning
skewed · misleading · one-sided · partial · unfair · rigged · stacked · spin
Collected numerical information
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- quotesRepeated words, verbatim
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- studiesLearns through examination
research · samples · examples · citations · sources · findings · results · surveys
Fruit tree plantation
ladder · basket · seasonal · agricultural · crop · yield · gathering · collection
selective
Choosing with care
manipulated · skewed · misleading · one-sided · partial · unfair · rigged · stacked · spin · misrepresents
statistics
Collected numerical information
studies · research · samples · examples · citations · sources · findings · results · surveys · reports
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
trees · ladder · basket · seasonal · agricultural · crop · yield · gathering · collection · farmworkers
selects
Makes a choice
- choosesSelects from alternatives
- handpicksChooses deliberately, one by one
- curatesSelects and organizes collections
culls · singles out · extracts · skims · plucks · winnows · filters · sorts · sifts · cream of the crop