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Informal fallacy Commonly Used Fallacy

Texas Sharpshooter

Cherry-picks a pattern or cluster after the fact while ignoring the larger body of evidence.

Definition

Cherry-picks a pattern or cluster after the fact while ignoring the larger body of evidence.

Example
After scanning the data, the speaker circles one convenient cluster and presents it as the real pattern.
Extended explanation

How to think about it:

Cherry-picks a pattern or cluster after the fact while ignoring the larger body of evidence. In practice, the key question is whether the conclusion is supported by evidence and logic, or whether it depends on this reasoning shortcut instead.

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