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|generalization=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Generalization''' </font>—The non-believing critic attempts to speak on behalf of the majority of believing Church members. | |generalization=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Generalization''' </font>—The non-believing critic attempts to speak on behalf of the majority of believing Church members. | ||
|loaded=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Loaded language''' </font>—Critics often use negative terms, biased language, or casual terms to make LDS matters seem bizarre, evil, or absurd. | |loaded=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Loaded language''' </font>—Critics often use negative terms, biased language, or casual terms to make LDS matters seem bizarre, evil, or absurd. | ||
| − | |liars=<font style="color: white; background: red"> ''' | + | |liars=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Namecalling: liars''' </font>—Critics often assume or claim that LDS leaders or members are lying or dishonest. They do not consider or grant that even if they are in error, they might have made an error innocently or unintentionally. Any error (real or perceived) is evidence of ''lying''. |
|honest=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Believers not being honest''' </font>—Critics imply that if you do not accept their view, that you are "intellectually dishonest." | |honest=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Believers not being honest''' </font>—Critics imply that if you do not accept their view, that you are "intellectually dishonest." | ||
|misunderstand=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Misunderstanding''' </font>—The critic either genuinely misunderstands an issue or feigns confusion, and then disputes his or her misunderstanding as if it were accurate. | |misunderstand=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Misunderstanding''' </font>—The critic either genuinely misunderstands an issue or feigns confusion, and then disputes his or her misunderstanding as if it were accurate. | ||
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