Quote mining

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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
  • Turn to Joseph to gain salvation

Critics who quote mine

• Richard Abanes
• Fawn Brodie
• Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson
• Jerald and Sandra Tanner