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MarkCharles

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3. Cherry Picking, Defined.

Wed Dec 21, 2011, 03:16 PM

Dec 2011

"Cherry picking, suppressing evidence, or the fallacy of incomplete evidence is the act of pointing to individual cases or data that seem to confirm a particular position, while ignoring a significant portion of related cases or data that may contradict that position. It is a kind of fallacy of selective attention, the most common example of which is the confirmation bias. Cherry picking may be committed unintentionally."

"This is another name for the Fallacy of Suppressed Evidence."

http://www.iep.utm.edu/fallacy/#Cherry-Picking

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Book review: 'Beyond Religion' by the Dalai Lama [View all] rug Dec 2011 OP

Interesting that the OP would cherry-pick the parts of.. MarkCharles Dec 2011 #1

Interesting you use the phrase chery pick when the first four paragraphs are posted. rug Dec 2011 #2

Cherry Picking, Defined. MarkCharles Dec 2011 #3

Now apply it. rug Dec 2011 #4

I believe "cherry picking" is the phrase of the week fo the CM. Leontius Dec 2011 #8

MC, tama Dec 2011 #5

Do I ever love reading your posts. GliderGuider Dec 2011 #6

And lingonberry jam tama Dec 2011 #11

Mmm...lingonberries are great. laconicsax Dec 2011 #13

Quoting the first four graphs of a piece in order, in their entirety, is not "cherry-picking". GliderGuider Dec 2011 #7

Sounds good, looking forward to reading it. MH1 Dec 2011 #9

I'll be there. rug Dec 2011 #10

The Dalai Lama has a certain way with words. ellisonz Dec 2011 #12