The Texas Sharpshooter

What is it?

Cherry-picking data clusters to suit an argument, or finding a pattern to fit a presumption.

Why is it bad?

Cherry-picking chat logs to suit an argument, or finding a pattern to fit a presumption about a user being toxic.

Example in Chat

@cherry_pickerYesterday at 6:00 PM

See? I searched their chat history and found 3 times they used the word 'hate' over the last 2 years. They are clearly a maliciously hateful user who needs a ban.