FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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|misunderstand='''Misunderstanding'''—The critic either genuinely misunderstands an issue or feigns confusion, and then disputes his or her misunderstanding as if it were accurate. | |misunderstand='''Misunderstanding'''—The critic either genuinely misunderstands an issue or feigns confusion, and then disputes his or her misunderstanding as if it were accurate. | ||
|mocking='''Mocking language and hyperbole'''—The critic intentionally exaggerates claims in order to mock believers. | |mocking='''Mocking language and hyperbole'''—The critic intentionally exaggerates claims in order to mock believers. | ||
|mutually exclusive='''Mutually exclusive claims'''—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. They hope we don't notice that an internally consistent story is not being told. | |mutually exclusive=<font style="color: white; background: red"> '''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. They hope we don't notice that an internally consistent story is not being told. | ||
|no mention='''Church never tells us'''—Critics often claim the Church doesn't reveal or discuss something, when Church publications have discussed the matter, often at length and in detail. | |no mention='''Church never tells us'''—Critics often claim the Church doesn't reveal or discuss something, when Church publications have discussed the matter, often at length and in detail. | ||
|not doctrine='''Not doctrine'''—Critics make claims about what "the Church teaches" or what "I was taught," but these ideas are specifically repudiated by official sources. | |not doctrine='''Not doctrine'''—Critics make claims about what "the Church teaches" or what "I was taught," but these ideas are specifically repudiated by official sources. | ||
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