A: Has there ever been compelling arguments made that explain the chiasmus in the BoM?

B: Particularly Alma 36 (see jefflindsay.com and search chiasmus for an amazing article on that chapter.)

C: I never hear critics talk about it or attempt to explain it,

D: for example Grant Palmer's book, which IMO is

C': not a fair treatment of the origins if you leave this out.

B': The apologists[sic] don't even mention it (Alma 36) that often, not even a top 10 "hit" that JS got right on the Mormon Expression podcast.