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Reply Tue 6 Sep, 2011 05:57 am
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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.[1]

The term is based on the perceived process of harvesting fruit, such as cherries. The picker would be expected to only select the ripest and healthiest fruits. An observer who only sees the selected fruit may thus wrongly conclude that most, or even all, of the fruit is in such good condition.

Cherry picking can be found in many logical fallacies. For example, the "fallacy of anecdotal evidence" tends to overlook large amounts of data in favor of that known personally, "selective use of evidence" rejects material unfavorable to an argument, while a false dichotomy picks only two options when more are available.
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Reply Tue 6 Sep, 2011 06:01 am
In this case, position means an expressed belief. For example, one might say that Republicans take the position that reducing taxes will improve the economy. That means that they believe the reduction of taxes will improve the economy, and when they state that publicly, they have "taken a position" on improving the economy.
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Reply Tue 6 Sep, 2011 06:57 am
data that seem to confirm a particular position,

position = viewpoint or conclusion
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Reply Tue 6 Sep, 2011 07:31 am
Thank you both
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