How did Alma quote Lehi's words . . .

[Pahoran]

I believe you are misreading that question, Pahoran. Read the whole thing.

I did. But thank you very much for your kind suggestion.

This is the same as saying "If Joseph Smith were writing as Alma, then Joseph Smith must have been winnowing back through the mansucript..."

I do actually understand that, yes. Difficult as it may be for you to grasp.

Thus the OP asks us to assume Joseph Smith was writing as Alma, and then consider what follows from that asusmption.

Yes, and what do you think Consig is trying to adduce from this?

I'm not going to push you. I'll give you a week or so to catch up. You'll probably need all of it.

But in case anyone else has a similar mass to volume ratio as you do, they can find the answer by highlighting this:

That the strained and convoluted explanations required mean that Joseph's authorship isn't very likely.

Regards,

Pahoran