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'''"Cherry picking"''' is the practice of collecting data which supports your point while systematically ignoring all contradictory data. This is a blatant violation of the [[scientific method]] and among scientists is generally considered to be unethical (see [[scientific misconduct]] and [[advocacy science]]).

'''"Cherry picking"''' is the practice of collecting data which supports your point while systematically ignoring all contradictory data (cf. [[Damning the Alternatives]]). This is a blatant violation of the [[scientific method]] and among scientists is generally considered to be unethical (see [[scientific misconduct]] and [[advocacy science]]).

==Notable Examples==

==Notable Examples==

*[[Cafeteria Christianity]] for cherry picking in a religious context

*[[Cafeteria Christianity]] for cherry picking in a religious context

*[[Confirmation bias]]

*[[Confirmation bias]]

*[[Fraud]]

*[[Fraud]]

*[[Half-truth]]

*[[Half-truth]]