cherry picking
Choosing favorable evidence
Cherry picking is selecting only the evidence, data, or examples that support your position while ignoring what contradicts it.
The metaphor comes from literally picking only the ripest cherries from a tree: The study was accused of cherry picking statistics to support a predetermined conclusion.
Common in debates, research criticism, and political arguments.
Preferring belief-supporting information
- cognitive biasSystematic deviation from rationality
- motivated reasoningBiased cognition favoring preferences
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- distortionTwisting from original state
quote mining · data manipulation · logical fallacy · straw man · moving goalposts · bad faith argument · spin · propaganda
confirmation bias
Preferring belief-supporting information
- cognitive biasSystematic deviation from rationality
- motivated reasoningBiased cognition favoring preferences
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
distortion · quote mining · data manipulation · logical fallacy · straw man · moving goalposts · bad faith argument · spin · propaganda
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
summer · tree · prunus · yield · freshness · sweet · tart · pit · stem · farmstand
- harvestreaping, fall harvest, wheat sheaf, reaper, reap
- fruit harvestinggrape harvesting
- gathering activitiesforaging, mushroom hunting, herb gathering, firewood gathering, gleaning
- ___ picking
- Cherry Industry
- coffeeespresso, latte, cappuccino, macchiato, americano
cherry pickingfair representation
Accurate proportional inclusion
intellectual honesty · objectivity · good faith argument · impartiality · even-handedness
cherry pickingsystematic approach
Organized, repeatable procedure
scientific method · due diligence · controlled study · peer review
pick, cherry, picking, picked, picks, picker, cherries, pickers, unpicked