ABSTRACT
Why would somebody manipulate someone else's discourse? It already happens all the time. In written texts, writers often use snippets of other people's discourse to support, guide, or influence the reader's interpretive process. Academics and researchers use quotes from other people's articles (such as ours from Ricki Goldman-Segall)1 to contrast with, or lend support to, their own ideas or theories. Reporters take excerpts from recorded interviews and use them in print articles
or newscasts, often resulting in "sound bites" with interpretations the original speaker may find surprising.
