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Talk:Quoting out of context (view source)
Revision as of 15:47, April 21, 2007
, 15:47, April 21, 2007agreeing with Philip, as usual! :-
== Quote mining ==
== Quote mining ==
I don't believe that quote mining and taking quotes out of context are the same thing. I think that quote mining is a pejorative term for looking for lots of quotes from your opponents to support your point of view rather than building an argument yourself. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 11:41, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
I don't believe that quote mining and taking quotes out of context are the same thing. I think that quote mining is a pejorative term for looking for lots of quotes from your opponents to support your point of view rather than building an argument yourself. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 11:41, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
:Agreed. My first draft was hasty, sloppy, and inaccurate. :-( --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 11:47, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
== 'attempts to "use a person's words" against them' ==
== 'attempts to "use a person's words" against them' ==
Taking a quote out of context is not synonymous with attempting to use a person's words against them. You can do the latter without taking a quote out of context, and taking a quote out of context is usually (in my opinion) inadvertent (although possibly due to carelessness, ideologically blinkers, etc.), not something that you attempt to do. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 11:41, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
Taking a quote out of context is not synonymous with attempting to use a person's words against them. You can do the latter without taking a quote out of context, and taking a quote out of context is usually (in my opinion) inadvertent (although possibly due to carelessness, ideologically blinkers, etc.), not something that you attempt to do. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 11:41, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
:Agreed. My first draft was hasty, sloppy, and inaccurate. :-( --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 11:47, 21 April 2007 (EDT)