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| − | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a perjorative term that expresses objection when a quote is used against person quoted. | + | '''{{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. |
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| − | 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.'" |
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| | The origins of the term are unknown, but it appears to date from the late 1990s.<ref>According to [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/quotes/mine/project.html TalkOrigins.org], the first known use was in 1996.</ref> | | The origins of the term are unknown, but it appears to date from the late 1990s.<ref>According to [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/quotes/mine/project.html TalkOrigins.org], the first known use was in 1996.</ref> |
| − | It is not recognized by any dictionaries. It's most common use is by evolutionists to oppose the use of quotations of evolutionists by creationists that tend to discredit their theory.<ref>The anti-creationists web-site TalkOrigins.org [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/quotes/mine/project.html TalkOrigins.org claims] 3636 out 4270 Google hits.</ref> | + | It is not recognized by any dictionaries. Its most common use is by evolutionists to oppose the use of quotations of evolutionists by creationists that tend to discredit their theory.<ref>The anti-creationists web-site TalkOrigins.org [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/quotes/mine/project.html TalkOrigins.org claims] 3636 out 4270 Google hits.</ref> |
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| | Many people, especially in the legal and political fields, use quotes by others against them. There is nothing objectionable about this practice, and the term quote-mining could apply to nearly every legal proceeding and political campaign. | | Many people, especially in the legal and political fields, use quotes by others against them. There is nothing objectionable about this practice, and the term quote-mining could apply to nearly every legal proceeding and political campaign. |