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|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."<br> | |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."<br> | ||
|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. | ||
| − | |mocking=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''The author is using mocking language and hyperbole to try to make | + | |mocking=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''The author is using mocking language and hyperbole to try to make his or her point''' </font>—The critic intentionally exaggerates claims in order to mock believers.<br> |
|mutually exclusive=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''The author is making mutually exclusive claims:''' </font>—When critics need an attack against the Church, ''any'' excuse will do, even if they are mutually self-contradictory: if one argument is true, the other cannot be.<br> | |mutually exclusive=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''The author is making mutually exclusive claims:''' </font>—When critics need an attack against the Church, ''any'' excuse will do, even if they are mutually self-contradictory: if one argument is true, the other cannot be.<br> | ||
|no mention=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Church never tells us''' </font>—Critics often claim the Church doesn't reveal or discuss something, when Church publications have discussed the matter, often at length and in detail.<br> | |no mention=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''Church never tells us''' </font>—Critics often claim the Church doesn't reveal or discuss something, when Church publications have discussed the matter, often at length and in detail.<br> | ||
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