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Cherry picking in debates is a large problem as the facts themselves are true but need to be put in context. Because research cannot be done live and is often untimely, cherry-picked facts or quotes usually stick in the public mainstream and, even when corrected, lead to widespread misrepresentation of groups targeted.
Logic chopping fallacy (nit-picking, trivial objections) – Focusing on trivial details of an argument, rather than the main point of the argumentation. [95] [96] Ipse dixit (bare assertion fallacy) – a claim that is presented as true without support, as self-evidently true, or as dogmatically true. This fallacy relies on the implied ...
Cherry picking is a practice of using selective facts to present to the public. It refers to the farming practice of picking only ripe cherries. Selectively presenting facts and quotes that support one's position ("cherry picking"). For example, a pharmaceutical company could choose only two trials where their product shows a positive effect ...
Wikipedia:Coatrack (the section Fact picking) Wikipedia:How to mine a source Wikipedia:Children's, adult new reader, and large print sources questionable on reliability (using these sources is not cherrypicking in the negative sense discussed in this essay but some editorial decisions in creating these sources may be akin to cherrypicking by ...
But Molinaro is cherry-picking what hate speech to be upset about, ignoring it when certain groups are villainized and when Donald Trump does the villainizing. Moreover, Molinaro is mistaken that ...
The Harris-Trump debate offered Pennsylvania voters their first — and possibly only — opportunity to see the presidential hopefuls interact. Voters from four different Pa. communities react to ...
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