Question

Sasha believes that she is a nice person. To confirm this, she asks all her friends whether she is a nice person; 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. What is this an example of?

Answer 1

Cherry Picking Evidence

Step-by-step explanation:

Sasha wants to check her believe, to confirm whether she is a nice person. She asks her friends & confirms this , based on their statements.

'Cherry Picking Evidence' refers to suppression or modification of evidence picking process. It implies pick people in a biased form, who are more likely to agree to the desirable statement, rather than deny (contradict) it.

So, Sasha has only selected her friends and not her enemies for her 'goodness' believe confirmation.This is an example of selectively biased 'cherry picking' evidence. Such as she chooses her friends, people who are likely to confirm as evidence & doesn't choose her enemies, who are likely to deny it.