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rand846633today at 11:03 AM1 replyview on HN

Your comment is a great example of someone deciding on a conclusion first, then backfilling a justification using minimal evidence—in this case, a single data point—to validate an existing suspicion or bias. With that standard, you can make virtually any public or semi-public figure look bad if you’re willing to cherry-pick a small enough slice of information.


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joering2today at 2:40 PM

> cherry-pick a small enough slice of information

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