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'''Selective citation''' is the practice by which [[Holocaust_denial|holocaust deniers]] distort the work of historians by quoting them out of context in order to use their words in the opposite manner they were intended.
'''Selective citation''' is the practice by which [[Holocaust denial|holocaust deniers]] distort the work of historians by quoting them out of context in order to use their words in the opposite manner they were intended.
An excellent example of this can be found in the writings of Germar Rudolf, who wrote
An excellent example of this can be found in the writings of Germar Rudolf, who wrote
The entire trend is recognized in Samuel Moyn's book ''A Holocaust Controversy''.<ref>Moyn, Samuel, ''A Holocaust Controversy'' UPNE 2005 p. 67</ref>
The entire trend is recognized in Samuel Moyn's book ''A Holocaust Controversy''.<ref>Moyn, Samuel, ''A Holocaust Controversy'' UPNE 2005 p. 67</ref>
Occasionally the term [[Quote_Mining|quote mining]] has been used to refer to this practice.
Occasionally the term [[Quote Mining|quote mining]] has been used to refer to this practice.
==References==
==References==