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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 : to use equivocal [[language]] especially with [[intent]] to [[deceive]] | *1 : to use equivocal [[language]] especially with [[intent]] to [[deceive]] | ||
*2 : to avoid committing oneself in what one says | *2 : to avoid committing oneself in what one says | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | '''Equivocation''' is [[classified]] as both a [[formal]] and [ | + | '''Equivocation''' is [[classified]] as both a [[formal]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informal_fallacy informal fallacy]. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one [[meaning]] or sense (by glossing over which meaning is intended at a particular time). |
| − | It is often [[confused]] with [ | + | It is often [[confused]] with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiboly amphiboly]; however, equivocation is [[ambiguity]] arising from the misleading use of a [[word]] and amphiboly is ambiguity arising from misleading use of punctuation or syntax. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evasion_(ethics) Evasion] |
[[Category: Psychology]] | [[Category: Psychology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:09, 13 December 2020
- Date: 1590
Definitions
- 1 : to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
- 2 : to avoid committing oneself in what one says
Description
Equivocation is classified as both a formal and informal fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning or sense (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 of a word and amphiboly is ambiguity arising from misleading use of punctuation or syntax.
