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situation, for example: Steve likes
candidate A for an elected position. He
It can be used to further
feels that candidate A is the best person for
someone else’s agenda by
the job because of his candidate’s business
them cherry picking
experience. Susan likes candidate B
information and presenting it because this candidate has a lot of
to you to make you feel good.
experience in the political field. Steve, will
actively seek out information that
reinforces the strengths of his candidate while ignoring (or downplaying)
information that either supports the opposite candidate as being w