Positive deconstruction

Positive deconstruction, in relation to Christian apologetics, is a term first used by Nick Pollard in "Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult" (drawing on Dr. David Cook), to describe a methodology for engaging with worldviews in Christian apologetics. The process is one of "deconstruction" because it involves 'dismantling' the worldview in order to identify areas of conflict with a Christian worldview. It is "positive" because the intention is not to destroy a person's ideas and belief system, but to build on areas of agreement between the two worldviews in order to argue for the truth of the Christian worldview.
Pollard identifies four key aspects:
Tony Watkins develops this in relation to film in "Focus: The Art and Soul of Cinema". He aims to make the positive deconstruction process more accessible, and accordingly re-labels the four aspects of the process (pp. 31–45):