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| + | : '''To quote mine''' (verb) - the act of selectively citing material from a source to distort its meaning, or misrepresent the author's intent | ||
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*[[/Doctrines of Salvation|''Doctrines of Salvation'']] by Joseph Fielding Smith | *[[/Doctrines of Salvation|''Doctrines of Salvation'']] by Joseph Fielding Smith | ||
*[[/Ensign|''Ensign'']] | *[[/Ensign|''Ensign'']] | ||
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* '''Bruce R. McConkie''' | * '''Bruce R. McConkie''' | ||
** [[Becoming_Gods/Use_of_sources/Turn_to_Joseph_to_gain_Salvation|Turn to Joseph to gain salvation]] | ** [[Becoming_Gods/Use_of_sources/Turn_to_Joseph_to_gain_Salvation|Turn to Joseph to gain salvation]] | ||
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| − | [[ | + | ==Critics who quote mine== |
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| + | * [[/Richard Abanes|Richard Abanes]] | ||
| + | * [[/Fawn Brodie|Fawn Brodie]] | ||
| + | * [[Criticism_of_Mormonism/Books/Mormonism_101/Quote_mining|Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson]] | ||
| + | * [[/Jerald and Sandra Tanner|Jerald and Sandra Tanner]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:40, 13 April 2024
Definition
- To quote mine (verb) - the act of selectively citing material from a source to distort its meaning, or misrepresent the author's intent
Works quote-mined by critics
- Doctrines of Salvation by Joseph Fielding Smith
- Ensign
- History of the Church
- Journal of Discourses
- Bruce R. McConkie