Question

Sasha believes that she is a nice person. To confirm this, she asks all her friends whether she is a nice person; they all agree that she is. Sasha concludes that she is a nice person and says she has evidence of it. However, she does not ask any of her enemies whether they think she is a niceperson. This is an example of which of the following?a. Cherry-picking of evidenceb. Availability heuristicc. Fourth cell reasoningd. Overconfidence

Answer 1

Answer:

Sasha believes that she is a nice person. To confirm this, she asks all her friends whether she is a nice person; they all agree that she is. Sasha concludes that she is a nice person and says she has evidence of it. However, she does not ask any of her enemies whether they think she is a niceperson. This is an example of A. Cherry-picking of evidence.

Explanation:

Within the context of data and evidence analytics, cherry picking -also known as supressing evidence or the fallacy of incomplete evidence- is the act of pointing to some pieces of information or data that seem to confirm a position while setting aside some other cases that may be useful to contradict that position. This means that the person (in this case, Sasha) cherry picking data is looking for data that helps to illustrate his or her point of view developed prior to the analysis so as to create the impression he or she wanted. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.