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'''Quote mining''' is is a [[pejorative]] term (not yet recognized by major dictionaries) which refers to the practice of quoting a selected part of what a person has said or written in order to discredit them or the views that they hold. It is a quote out of context which gives a misleading impression of what the person intended to say.
'''Quote mining''' is is a [[pejorative]] term, not recognized by major dictionaries, which expresses objection to using someone's quotes against him. While the entire fields of law and politics encourage quoting an adversary to [[discrediting attack|discredit]] him, [[evolutionist]]s do not feel their quotes should be used against them and have invented the term "quote mining" to criticize that practice.
==Origin, in TalkOrigins.org==
==Origin, in TalkOrigins.org==