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cherry picking

fallacy of selectively presenting evidence or cases that support a position while ignoring or excluding contrary evidence
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cherry picking

Summary

cherry picking is a type of fallacy[1]. It draws 304 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_fallacy category, ranking #4 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • cherry picking's instance of is recorded as type of fallacy[3].
  • cherry is named after cherry picking[4].
  • cherry picking is a type of sampling bias[5].
  • cherry picking is a type of misuse of statistics[6].
  • cherry picking is a type of fallacy[7].
  • cherry picking comprises fallacy of quoting out of context[8].
  • cherry picking's facet of is recorded as fallacy[9].
  • cherry picking's used by is recorded as climate change denial[10].
  • cherry picking's used by is recorded as denialism[11].

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Definition and Type

cherry picking's instance of is recorded as type of fallacy[3]. Recorded subclass of include sampling bias[5], misuse of statistics[6], and fallacy[7].

Origins

cherry is named after cherry picking[4].

Use and Application

cherry picking comprises fallacy of quoting out of context[8]. Recorded used by include climate change denial[10] and denialism[11].

Why It Matters

cherry picking draws 304 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_fallacy category, ranking #4 of 13).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_cherry-picking_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{cherry picking}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/cherry-picking}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 18d ago · Vraloo · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Has part(s) → fallacy of quoting out of context
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