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Equivocation is classified as both a formal and informal fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning (by glossing over which meaning is intended at a particular time). It is often confused with amphiboly; however, equivocation is ambiguity arising from the misleading use o...
My favorite example of equivocation comes from my graduate logic professor, Dr. Johnstone (Penn State): ... Other possible examples of equivocation:
Describes and gives examples of the informal logical fallacy of equivocation. ... Equivocation is the type of ambiguity which occurs when a single word or phrase is ambiguous, ...
Many words have more than one meaning. Equivocation is the use of more than one definition of a word or phrase so that a faulty conclusion is reached.
Here's some easy and humorous examples of equivocation: ... More interesting examples of equivocation:
Logical Fallacies FAQ - Fallacies of Ambiguity explained, with examples: Equivocation...
The fallacy of equivocation occurs when a word switches meaning in the middle of an argument - when it expresses one concept in one premise and another concept in another premise or in the ...
Equivocation: Explanation of the fallacy with many examples. ... Equivocation: Another explanation with on-line examples.
Greek presocratic philosopher who supposed that the four elements are irreducible components of the world, ... Love {Gk. filia [philia]} invariably strives to combine everything into a harmonious sphere, ...
Oracle-stories characteristically not only center on equivocation as part of their plot, ... They are about equivocation. They need the oracle to be both right and wrong;
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