EQUIVOCATION:
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Apr 14, 2007, 11:08:40 AM4/14/07
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An argument in which an equivocal expression is used in one sense in
one premise and in a different sense in another premise, or in the
conclusion. Equivocal means (1) of uncertain significance; not
determined, and (2) having different meanings equally possible.
Equivocation is a type of Fallacy of Ambiguity. The opposite of
equivocation is "unovocation," in which a word always carries the same
meaning through a given context.
one premise and in a different sense in another premise, or in the
conclusion. Equivocal means (1) of uncertain significance; not
determined, and (2) having different meanings equally possible.
Equivocation is a type of Fallacy of Ambiguity. The opposite of
equivocation is "unovocation," in which a word always carries the same
meaning through a given context.
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