Cherry Picking
Type: Informal — Evidence Also Known As: Suppressed evidence, incomplete evidence, fallacy of exclusion
Definition
Selecting only evidence that supports your position while ignoring contradictory evidence.
Form
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Examples
Example 1
This drug works — look at these three success stories. (Ignoring 97 failures)
Example 2
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Why It Persuades
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Part of the Convergence Protocol — Clear thinking for complex times.