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An '''out of context''' quotation is a kind of discrediting [[rhetoric|attack]] which appears to use a person's own words against him, but is deceptive because the apparent meaning of the quoted words—even though they are accurately quoted—is different from the meaning of the longer passage from which the words were taken.

An '''out of context''' quotation is a kind of discrediting [[rhetoric|attack]] which appears to use a person's own words against him, but is deceptive because the apparent meaning of the quoted words—even though they are accurately quoted—is different from the meaning of the longer passage from which the words were taken.  Out of context quotations can also be used to promote ideas, but ultimately lead to the diminishing of the original work.

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To illustrate:

To illustrate:

*To begin with, the Duck Commander did not single out homosexual behavior; he listed over a half-dozen sins, including adultery, greed, bestiality, drunkenness, idolatry, etc. But the most important thing Robertson said I have yet to see anyone in the elite media report:

*To begin with, the Duck Commander did not single out homosexual behavior; he listed over a half-dozen sins, including adultery, greed, bestiality, drunkenness, idolatry, etc. But the most important thing Robertson said I have yet to see anyone in the elite media report:

*:You put in your article that the Robertson family really believes strongly that if the human race loved each other and they loved God, we would just be better off. We ought to just be repentant, turn to God, and let’s get on with it, and everything will turn around. [https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/12/20/phil-robertson-quote-media-not-reporting Breitbart]

*:You put in your article that the Robertson family really believes strongly that if the human race loved each other and they loved God, we would just be better off. We ought to just be repentant, turn to God, and let’s get on with it, and everything will turn around. [https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journalism/2013/12/20/phil-robertson-quote-media-not-reporting Breitbart]

==See also==  

==See also==  

== References ==

== References ==

[[Category:Rhetoric]]

[[Category:Rhetoric]]