Question

multiple choice question
a politician refers to a proposed new program as a potentially tremendous disaster. the programs supporters quote the politician as saying it is tremendous. the supporters are:

• quoting accurately
• quoting out of context
• paraphrasing
• not violating the meaning of the original statement

Explanation:

The politician said "potentially tremendous disaster" but the supporters quote it as "tremendous", leaving out "potentially" and changing the meaning by taking it out of context.

Answer:

B. quoting out of context