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It's not so usually used to refer to individual quotes
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a pejorative term that expresses objection when a quote is used against a perceived belief of the person quoted, such as to show a contradiction or demonstrate an admission that a theory is flawed.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a pejorative term that expresses objection when quotes are used against a perceived belief of the person quoted, such as to show a contradiction or demonstrate an admission that a theory is flawed.
According to TalkOrigins.org, quote mining is "the use of a (usually short) passage, taken from the work of an authority in some field, 'which superficially appears to support one's position, but [from which] significant context is omitted and contrary evidence is conveniently ignored.'"
According to TalkOrigins.org, quote mining is "the use of a (usually short) passage, taken from the work of an authority in some field, 'which superficially appears to support one's position, but [from which] significant context is omitted and contrary evidence is conveniently ignored.'"