Questão 45 - FATEC 2023/1

Cherry picking in the media

 

Cherry picking is often used by the media, particularly in the case of less reputable media bodies, when they present only one side of a story, or give it disproportional coverage while ignoring facts that could support alternative viewpoints.

 

For example, consider a situation where a new study, which is based on the input of thousands of scientists in a certain field, finds that 99 % of them agree with the consensus position on a certain phenomenon, and only 1 % of them disagree with it. When reporting on this study, a reporter who engages in cherry picking might say the following:

“A recent study found that there are plenty of scientists who disagree with the consensus position on this phenomenon.”

This statement represents an example of cherry picking, because it only mentions the fact that the study found that some scientists disagree with the consensus position on the phenomenon in question, while ignoring the fact that the study in question also found that the vast majority of scientists support this position.

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A expressão plenty of na sentença “there are plenty of scientists who disagree with the consensus position on this phenomenon” poderia ser substituída, sem prejuízo de informação, por