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Fisking

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Noun
  1. 1
    A rebuttal to an article or blog made by quoting its content in sections and refuting each section individually.

    "By 2004 the word fisking had broken its tether from the topic of war and was being used to mean any detailed analysis of another's speech and writing."

Etymology

Named after journalist Robert Fisk (for the surname, see Fisk). Originated in the blogosphere.

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