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Originally posted by greglepore
Libel and slander are specific legal terms, both of which require the actor to "publish" an untrue statement which tends to damage the reputation of another-libel is written disparagement, slander spoken. It is completely impossible for a quote to be either.
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Thank you. It's been a while since I've taken courses on libel and slander.
Impossible, you say, for a quote to be either. How about when a quote is taken out of context? Or when the quote is used to support vast generalizations?