"Texas sharpshooter fallacy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-Texas sharpshooter fallacy.ogg Forms: Texas sharpshooter fallacies [plural]
Etymology: After a joke about a Texan who first fires shots at the side of a barn, then paints a target centered on the tightest cluster of hits to illustrate his prowess. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Texas sharpshooter fallacy (plural Texas sharpshooter fallacies)
  1. The fallacy of ignoring differences in data while stressing the similarities.
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