An equivocation is a logical fallacy resulting from multiple meanings of the same expression, or the use of such for the sake of confusion.
An equivocation is a logical fallacy where a term is used in multiple senses within an argument to mislead or deceive the audience. It involves switching between different meanings of a word to make a flawed argument appear more convincing.
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vagueness, doubt, uncertainty, obscurity, equivocation, dubiousness
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Someone who speaks directly or openly, without equivocation is someone who speaks with candor.
Equivocation
Liela Goldman has written: 'Affirmation and equivocation' -- subject(s): Judaism
Synonyms can include hesitance, pause, delay, consideration, reluctance, equivocation, ambivalence, faltering, or wavering.
"I pull in resolution, and begin to doubt the equivocation of the fiend that lies like truth."
Hexadactyly, I think, where Hex = 6 digits ; dactyly = (in Greek) without equivocation a finger
Yes, there is a vulgar term in Act 2, Scene 3 of Macbeth, where the porter makes a lewd joke about equivocation.
The term for two different answers both being correct is called "equivocation" or "ambiguity".
Johannes Armondus de Hess has written: 'A letter from a Jesuite, or, The mysterie of equivocation' -- subject- s -: Jesuits, Early works to 1800