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'''Quote mining''' is the tactic of using the words of partisans against them to undermine support for the viewpoint held by the partisans.   

'''Quote mining''' is the tactic of using the words of partisans against them to undermine support for the viewpoint held by the partisans.   

Quote mining does not refer simply to taking a [[quote out of context]], as there is already a well-understood phrase for that.  Rather, quote mining reflects an objection to quoting someone for criticizing his own belief system, on the theory that if he still believes in the system then it is somehow unfair to quote his criticism of it.  

Quote mining does not refer simply to taking a [[quote out of context]], as there is already a well-understood phrase for that.  Rather, the charge of "quote mining" reflects an objection to quoting someone for criticizing his own belief system, on the theory that if he still believes in the system then it is somehow unfair to quote his criticism of it.  

Another objection sometimes made is that it is wrong to ignore evidence which supports a partisan viewpoint when evidence which disproves it is found. This is clearly an anti-scientific notion, as it violates the modern principle of [[falsifiability]]: no amount of evidence in favor of a scientific theory has merit if even a single counterexample can be found (see [[Thomas Kuhn]]).

Another objection sometimes made is that it is wrong to ignore evidence which supports a partisan viewpoint when evidence which disproves it is found. This is clearly an anti-scientific notion, as it violates the modern principle of [[falsifiability]]: no amount of evidence in favor of a scientific theory has merit if even a single counterexample can be found (see [[Thomas Kuhn]]).