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Shoehorning The practice of picking and choosing data to fit a previous prediction. For example, if one predicts a recession but the recession does not materialize, one may identify negative economic information to "prove" that the recession (or at least a slowdown) really happened. Shoehorning connotes ignoring contradictory data. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | She shoehorned her slender frame into the cosmic gear but it clung in all the wrong places. Hull's replay with Sheffield United next Thursday has been shoehorned in between league games against Tottenham on Monday and Blackburn the following Sunday. |
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