cherry pick
Take only best
Cherry pick means to select only the best or most favorable items from a larger group, often unfairly or misleadingly.
The image is of someone picking only the ripest cherries and leaving the rest: He cherry-picked statistics to support his argument.
The practice implies ignoring evidence or options that don't serve one's purpose.
Preferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- selectiveChoosing with care
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
slanted · unfair · manipulated · distorted · misleading · self-serving · convenient · tendentious
Fruit tree plantation
- harvestGathering mature crops
- ripeReady to eat
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- ladderPortable climbing frame
tree · stem · pit · red · sweet · seasonal · gather · branch
Figured out mathematically
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- tacticalStrategically planned
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
shrewd · cunning · advantageous · optimized · prioritized · judicious · discerning · discriminating
favoritism
Preferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- selectiveChoosing with care
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
skewed · slanted · unfair · manipulated · distorted · misleading · self-serving · convenient · tendentious · stacked deck
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
ladder · tree · stem · pit · red · sweet · seasonal · gather · branch · farm stand
calculated
Figured out mathematically
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- targetedChosen for specific attention
- tacticalStrategically planned
opportunistic · shrewd · cunning · advantageous · optimized · prioritized · judicious · discerning · discriminating · savvy
statistics
Collected numerical information
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- quotesRepeated words, verbatim
- examplesParticular illustrative instances
facts · research · studies · findings · results · sources · citations · excerpts · passages · samples
handpicked
Personally selected with care
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
- chosenSelected from alternatives
- selectedDeliberately chosen
culled · singled out · extracted · plucked · gleaned · harvested · winnowed · sifted · sorted · filtered
- food idiomspiece of cake, bread winner, low-hanging fruit, cool as a cucumber, bad egg
- basketball slangairball, alley-oop, ankle breaker, baller, ballin
- version controlcommit, merge, branch, pull, push
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey