cherrypicking
Choosing favorable evidence
Cherrypicking is selecting only the evidence or examples that support your position while ignoring what contradicts it.
The term comes from picking only the ripest cherries and leaving the rest.
In statistics or debate, cherrypicking data undermines honest analysis: The study was criticized for cherrypicking favorable results.
Also spelled cherry-picking.
Personally selected with care
- curatingOrganizing for presentation
- selectiveChoosing with care
- filteringSelective passage of elements
- siftingSeparating by particle size
screening · choosy · meticulous · deliberate · exclusivity · tailored · criteria · preference
Choosing with care
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- fallacyError in reasoning
- anecdotalBased on casual observation
misrepresentation · partiality · prejudice · skewed · oversimplification · subjective · inaccuracy · myopia
Depict inaccurately or falsely
- distortTwist from original form
- skewTwist from straight
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- falsifyDistort the truth
deceive · exaggerate · mislead · fabricate · embellish · misquote · omit · obscure
Fruit tree plantation
seasonal · tree · blossom · yield · bucket · stems · sorting · farmstand
Strategically planned
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- advantageousProviding benefit or gain
opportunistic · gaming · exploitation · loophole · arbitrage · optimization · targeting · positioning
handpicked
Personally selected with care
- curatingOrganizing for presentation
- selectiveChoosing with care
- filteringSelective passage of elements
sifting · screening · choosy · meticulous · deliberate · exclusivity · tailored · criteria · preference · judicious
selective
Choosing with care
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
- fallacyError in reasoning
anecdotal · misrepresentation · partiality · prejudice · skewed · oversimplification · subjective · inaccuracy · myopia · slanted
misrepresent
Depict inaccurately or falsely
falsify · deceive · exaggerate · mislead · fabricate · embellish · misquote · omit · obscure · misstate
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
fruit · seasonal · tree · blossom · yield · bucket · stems · sorting · farmstand · preserves
tactical
Strategically planned
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
advantageous · opportunistic · gaming · exploitation · loophole · arbitrage · optimization · targeting · positioning · leveraging
cherrypickingrandom sampling
Selecting by pure chance
warts and all · across-the-board · meta-analysis · all-inclusive
cherrypickingintellectual honesty
Commitment to truth over ego
balanced reporting · objectivity · even-handedness · transparency · impartiality
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