Some people use the term "cherry-picked data" to mean, "that fact is inconvenient for my argument."
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Replying to @StevenBrust
@StevenBrust some people use it to mean "you're generalizing from the worst possible example"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @jenphalian
@jenphalian If I dig through the whole internet, I can find at least three people using it wrong, and that will prove my point. Uh, wait.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @StevenBrust
@StevenBrust@jenphalian I am starting to sideeye the use of the worst thing anybody said on a given day as the metric of social progress.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@StevenBrust that whole "this person was a jerk today so nobody should like them ever" schtick is definitely old and busted1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Replying to @jenphalian
@jenphalian@StevenBrust soooo ageist. i guess nobody likes YOU today.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@jenphalian I will still like you, if you go through a Stalinist self-purge and berate yourself sufficiently. Go!2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @StevenBrust
@StevenBrust@chaosprime *eats buttered noodles* that sounds unpleasant, I bet I can think of something else that will work2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@jenphalian @StevenBrust besides, the last time i went to pick up a box of Stalinist Self-Purge™ i had to wait in line for two days
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