cherrypick
Choose only favorites
Cherrypick means to select only the best or most favorable items from a larger set, often in a way that misrepresents the whole.
Someone who cherrypicks data chooses only evidence supporting their argument while ignoring contradictory facts: Critics accused the report of cherrypicking statistics.
The image is of someone taking only the ripest cherries from a tree.
Also spelled cherry-pick.
Select individually with care
- selectCarefully pick from options
- cullSelective removal
- curateSelect and present thoughtfully
- extractConcentrated derived substance
pluck · harvest · gather · sift · sort · choose · single out · winnow
Having sound assessment skills
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
- perceptiveQuick to understand
- selectiveChoosing with care
careful · meticulous · exacting · fastidious · scrupulous · particular · choosy · finicky
Collected numerical information
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- examplesParticular illustrative instances
- quotesRepeated words, verbatim
samples · results · findings · studies · citations · sources · references · excerpts
Preferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
inequity · prejudice · discrimination · one-sided · skewed · slanted · preferential · partisan
Figured out mathematically
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- tacticalStrategically planned
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
- advantageousProviding benefit or gain
cunning · shrewd · savvy · expedient · scheming · maneuvering · gaming · exploiting
handpick
Select individually with care
extract · pluck · harvest · gather · sift · sort · choose · single out · winnow · screen
judicious
Having sound assessment skills
- astuteMentally sharp, discerning
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
- perceptiveQuick to understand
selective · careful · meticulous · exacting · fastidious · scrupulous · particular · choosy · finicky · picky
statistics
Collected numerical information
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- factsVerifiable pieces of truth
- examplesParticular illustrative instances
quotes · samples · results · findings · studies · citations · sources · references · excerpts · snippets
favoritism
Preferential treatment of some
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
unfairness · inequity · prejudice · discrimination · one-sided · skewed · slanted · preferential · partisan · exclusionary
calculated
Figured out mathematically
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- tacticalStrategically planned
- opportunisticExploiting circumstances for gain
advantageous · cunning · shrewd · savvy · expedient · scheming · maneuvering · gaming · exploiting · optimizing
cherrypickunselective
Without standards for choosing
all-or-nothing · non-selective · random sampling · take the rough with the smooth · lump together