FootnoteSpalding frequency before Mosiah in non-Biblical chapters: 9 chapters out of (66-17) = 9/49 x 100 = 18%. Spalding frequency in Mosiah: 15/28 x 100 = 53%.
FootnoteNew Approaches to the Book of Mormon. 1993. Brent Lee Metcalfe, editor; Signature Books. Chapter 10. The Priority of Mosiah: A Prelude to Book of Mormon Exegesis, Brent Lee Metcalfe. http://signaturebookslibrary.org/?p=10431