4,994
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 1:
Line 1: − +
is where -> occurs when
Quote mining is debate tactic that is often accused of being intellectually dishonest. Quote mining is where a quote is either taken out of context or abridged in such a way as to give an impression the 'miner' desires, but which is not that of the original person quoted. <ref>http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/quotes/mine/project.html</ref>
Quote mining is debate tactic that is often accused of being intellectually dishonest. Quote mining occurs when a quote is either taken out of context or abridged in such a way as to give an impression the 'miner' desires, but which is not that of the original person quoted. <ref>http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/quotes/mine/project.html</ref>
An example of a mined quote (bold), from the full quote (in italics) which shows the author's intended impression:
An example of a mined quote (bold), from the full quote (in italics) which shows the author's intended impression: