(also known as: suppressed evidence, fallacy of incomplete evidence, argument by selective observation, argument by half-truth, card stacking, fallacy of exclusion, ignoring the counter evidence, one-sided assessment, slanting, one-sidedness)
Description: When only select evidence is presented in order to persuade the audience to accept a position, and evidence that would go against the position is withheld. The stronger the withheld evidence, the more fallacious the argument.
Description: When only select evidence is presented in order to persuade the audience to accept a position, and evidence that would go against the position is withheld. The stronger the withheld evidence, the more fallacious the argument.
My political candidate gives 10% of his income to the needy, goes to church every Sunday, and volunteers one day a week at a homeless shelter. Therefore, he is honest and morally straight.
Explanation: What information was left out of the example is that this same candidate gives 10% of his income to needy prostitutes in exchange for services, goes to the bar every Sunday after church (and sometimes before), and only works at the homeless shelter to get clients for his drug dealing business.
This is a prime example of cherry picking.
Explanation: What information was left out of the example is that this same candidate gives 10% of his income to needy prostitutes in exchange for services, goes to the bar every Sunday after church (and sometimes before), and only works at the homeless shelter to get clients for his drug dealing business.
This is a prime example of cherry picking.
by Information Daily March 10, 2014
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2 Choosing to do the easiest task out of a group of tasks when given the chance.
2 Choosing to do the easiest task out of a group of tasks when given the chance.
1. That lazy bastard is cherry picking again, he never comes back to play defense.
2. That cherry picker took the easiest way out again.
2. That cherry picker took the easiest way out again.
by longhorn January 12, 2005
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the act of seducing and sleeping with sexually inexperienced males/females. this activity is popular amongst douchebags, skeezers, fuckboys, and brotherhood fraternities.
Bro #1: Hey bro, what's going on tonight?
Bro #2: Freshman orientation tonight. Let's go cherry picking, bro.
Bro #1: Riiiighteous, bro.
Bro #1 and #2: KAPPA DELTA PHIIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!
Bro #2: Freshman orientation tonight. Let's go cherry picking, bro.
Bro #1: Riiiighteous, bro.
Bro #1 and #2: KAPPA DELTA PHIIIIIEEEEEEE!!!!
by A Trill Ninja May 28, 2015
Get the cherry picking mug.When you know a girl who is currently in a relationship and you know that relationship won't last so you stay in touch as best you can with the girl in hopes of scoring a rebound when she breaks up. Can be done with multiple girls as well.
Tom: Hey John I noticed you are staying in touch with Chelesea and Brittney lately. You two good friends?
John: Nah dude they are both in relationships which I know they can't keep. As soon as one of them breaks up I'm going in for the kill.
Tom: Fuckin' cherry picking
John: Nah dude they are both in relationships which I know they can't keep. As soon as one of them breaks up I'm going in for the kill.
Tom: Fuckin' cherry picking
by xxloosecannonxx August 5, 2009
Get the Cherry Picking mug.The act of pulling on a guy’s balls until they are fully descended and licking each one individually. Some females get a little bit freaky with this action and start to bite them like actual cherries.
Tom: Yo, what did you do last night?
Josh: I went over to susan’s house and she was cherry picking me.
Tom: How’d it feel?
Josh: It felt weird but when she started nibbling my balls it hurt.
Tom: Do they still hurt?
Josh: Fuck yeah. They can’t stop hanging low and my balls have bite marks.
Josh: I went over to susan’s house and she was cherry picking me.
Tom: How’d it feel?
Josh: It felt weird but when she started nibbling my balls it hurt.
Tom: Do they still hurt?
Josh: Fuck yeah. They can’t stop hanging low and my balls have bite marks.
by Turkeylover13 March 29, 2019
Get the Cherry picking mug.Cherry Picking, is the act of going out of your way to make something look bad.
It involves highlighting isolated instances or minor details to create a skewed or misleading impression about something, typically to make it appear worse than it actually is.
In essence, cherry picking involves taking a small part of a larger picture and using it out of context to support a negative or biased view, which can be misleading and unfair. It's important to consider all relevant information and context when forming an opinion or making an argument to avoid falling into the trap of cherry picking.
It involves highlighting isolated instances or minor details to create a skewed or misleading impression about something, typically to make it appear worse than it actually is.
In essence, cherry picking involves taking a small part of a larger picture and using it out of context to support a negative or biased view, which can be misleading and unfair. It's important to consider all relevant information and context when forming an opinion or making an argument to avoid falling into the trap of cherry picking.
John: Bro GTA IV is not even realistic, Niko eats a whole burger in one bite
Evan: Are you serious right now. thats cherry picking at its finest.
Evan: Are you serious right now. thats cherry picking at its finest.
by Justabloke83 September 8, 2023
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n. the act of sodomizing a partner who has inadvertently swallowed the pit(s) of a cherry(ies), and has thus grown a small cherry tree in the lining of their stomach and begun ejecting cherries through their colon
not to be confused with "suppressing evidence"
n. the act of sodomizing a partner who has inadvertently swallowed the pit(s) of a cherry(ies), and has thus grown a small cherry tree in the lining of their stomach and begun ejecting cherries through their colon
not to be confused with "suppressing evidence"
Bro, my girl says she's on the rag but I know she swallowed some pits yesterday. Guess I'll be cherry picking tonight!
by Babylegs486 June 30, 2011
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