Question

observational selection, also called the enumeration of favorable circumstances

Accepted Answer

or as the philosopher Francis Bacon described it, counting the hits and forgetting the misses (e.g., A state boasts of the Presidents it has produced, but is silent on its serial killers)

Fallacy	observational selection, also called the enumeration of favorable circumstances
Definition and Examples	or as the philosopher Francis Bacon described it, counting the hits and forgetting the misses (e.g., A state boasts of the Presidents it has produced, but is silent on its serial killers)

Observational Selection Called Enumeration Favorable Circumstances Philosopher Francis