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 nice person. This is an example of which of the following? Cherry-picking of evidence
Explanation: Cherry picking can be defined as an act of selecting some options an individual feels desirable and rejecting of undesirable ones in order to obtain an advantage or present something in the best possible light.
This can be seen in the example above. Sasha picked the desirable Options that is the opinion from her friends that she is a nice person and did not compare with the Options of her "enemies". This is an example of cherry picking of evidence.
<u>Cherry-picking of evidence is the idea in which a person looks for the confirmation of his/her ideas. In this, ideas that are contradicting, and non conforming to one's ideas are neglected and not taken into account. Cherry-picking is also known as the </u><u>fallacy of incomplete evidence</u><u>. It can also be defined as a </u><u>fallacy or wrong reasoning</u>.
In the given case, Sasha was biased in confirming to her idea that whether she is a nice person or not. She confirmed her ideas only with her friends, who would say she is a nice person. She ignored the pieces of evidence from her enemies who may have different notions about her.
So, the correct answer is Cherry-Picking Evidence.
