Question

Sasha believes that she is a nice person.To confirm this,she asks all her friends whether she is a nice person and 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?
A) Cherry-picking of evidence
B) Availability heuristic
C) Fourth cell reasoning
D) Overconfidence
E) All of the above are examples of "thinking what we want"

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A.

Explanation:

Human beings have a tendency to selectively collect or remember information, or to interpret it skewed in order to confirm their own beliefs. Cherry-picking of evidence basically consists of choosing the part of the data that gives you the reason, to confirm a certain position, ignoring that evidence that may be different or contrary to the proposition that is being defended. Sasha used this fallacy to confirm her position about being a nice person.