A gift for you from you
By Dr. Sohail Ansari
Conceived and worded by DR
Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words).
He believes that there can
never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not
for the sake of criticism.
· ‘A new life’ in medical sense is a return from
a point of no return to former self. It is a new beginning to do same things.
‘A new life’ in spiritual sense begins from point of return and continues as
long as one does not return to former self. It is a new beginning to do
different things. One is gift for you from doctor and other is gift for
you from you.
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‘Cherry
picking is the act of
pointing at individual cases or data that seem to confirm a particular
position, while ignoring a significant portion of related cases or data that
may contradict that position
Cherry Picking
(also
known as: suppressed evidence, fallacy of incomplete evidence, argument by
selective observation, argument by half-truth, card stacking, fallacy of
exclusion, ignoring the counter evidence, one-sided assessment, slanting,
one-sidedness)
Description: When only select evidence is
presented in order to persuade the audience to accept a position, and evidence
that would go against the position is withheld. The stronger the withheld
evidence, the more fallacious the argument.
Logical Form:
Evidence A and evidence B is available.
Evidence A supports the claim of person 1.
Evidence B supports the counter claim of person 2.
Therefore, person 1 presents only evidence A.
Example #1:
Employer: It says here on your resume that you are a hard
worker, you pay attention to detail, and you don’t mind working long hours.
Andy: Yes sir.
Employer: I spoke to your previous employer. He says
that you constantly change things that should not be changed, you could care
less about other people’s privacy, and you had the lowest score in customer
relations.
Andy: Yes, that is all true, as well.
Employer: Great then. Welcome to our social media
team!
Explanation: Resumes are a classic example of cherry picking information. A resume can be
seen as an argument as to why you are qualified for the job. Most
employers are wise enough to know that resumes are one-sided, and look for more
evidence in the form of interviews and recommendations to make a decision.
Example #2:
My political candidate gives 10% of his income to the
needy, goes to church every Sunday, and volunteers one day a week at a homeless
shelter. Therefore, he is honest and morally straight.
Explanation: What information was left out of the
example is that this same candidate gives 10% of his income to needy
prostitutes in exchange for services, goes to the bar every Sunday after church
(and sometimes before), and only works at the homeless shelter to get clients
for his drug dealing business.
Exception: If the parts of the truth being
suppressed do not affect the truth of the conclusion, or can reasonably be
assumed, they could be left out of the argument. For example, political
candidates are not committing this fallacy when they leave out the fact that
they will need about 8 hours of sleep each day.
Tip: If you suspect people are only
telling you a half-truth, don’t be afraid to ask, “Is there anything you are
not telling me?”
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