cherry picker
Elevated work platform
A cherry picker is a hydraulic lift with a bucket or platform at the end of an extendable arm, used to raise workers to height—originally for picking fruit, now common for utility work, tree trimming, and construction.
Figuratively, a cherry picker is someone who selects only the most favorable evidence, data, or options while ignoring the rest: He's a cherry picker—only cites studies that support his view.
Extendable aerial work platform
- bucket truckVehicle with elevated platform
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- manliftMotorized elevated work platform
scissor lift · articulating · platform · crane · telehandler · jib · hoist · outriggers
Choosing with care
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- favorableInclined toward approval
- easy pickingsEffortlessly obtained gains
low-hanging fruit · shortcuts · effortless · strategic · calculating · self-serving · convenient · tactical
Choosing with care
- data miningExtracting insights from datasets
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- fallacyError in reasoning
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
evidence · confirmation bias · manipulation · distortion · misrepresentation · skewed · agenda · deceptive
Fruit tree plantation
- ladderPortable climbing frame
- basketWoven carrying vessel
- ripeReady to eat
- harvesterCrop-collecting machine
farmhand · seasonal worker · grove · tree · reach · stems · branches · handpicking
Return after deflection
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
- layupClose-range basket attempt
- alley-oopAerial pass-to-dunk play
- fastbreakRapid offensive push
uncontested · outlet pass · transition · breakaway · putback · hustle · opportunistic
boom lift
Extendable aerial work platform
- bucket truckVehicle with elevated platform
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
manlift · scissor lift · articulating · platform · crane · telehandler · jib · hoist · outriggers · safety harness
selective
Choosing with care
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- advantageFavorable position or circumstance
- favorableInclined toward approval
easy pickings · low-hanging fruit · shortcuts · effortless · strategic · calculating · self-serving · convenient · tactical · shrewd
selective
Choosing with care
- data miningExtracting insights from datasets
- statisticsCollected numerical information
- fallacyError in reasoning
misleading · evidence · confirmation bias · manipulation · distortion · misrepresentation · skewed · agenda · deceptive · dishonest
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
harvester · farmhand · seasonal worker · grove · tree · reach · stems · branches · handpicking · yield
rebound
Return after deflection
fastbreak · uncontested · outlet pass · transition · breakaway · putback · hustle · opportunistic
- picker words
- aerial apparatusladder truck, bucket truck
- construction equipmentbackhoe, bulldozer, excavator, crane, forklift
- heavy vehiclessemi truck, semi-truck, eighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig
- work vehiclesdump truck, garbage truck, tow truck, utility truck, fire truck
- industrial equipmentforklift, milling machine, CNC machine, conveyor, hydraulic press
cherry pickerladder truck
Fire engine with extendable climb
ladder · scaffolding · excavator · forklift · scissor lift
cherry pickerhonest broker
Impartial third-party negotiator
impartial judge · devil's advocate · completist · straight shooter · truth-seeker
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