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The answer EQUIVOCATION has 8 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of equivocation in various dictionaries:
noun - a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
noun - intentionally vague or ambiguous
noun - falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
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| The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself prevarication. |
| the use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself prevarication. |
| The use of equivocal language. |
| An equivocal statement or expression. |
| falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language |
| intentionally vague or ambiguous |
| a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth |
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In logic, equivocation ('calling two different things by the same name') is an informal fallacy resulting from the use of a particular word/expression in multiple senses throughout an argument leading to a false conclusion. Abbott and Costello's "Who's on first?" routine is a well known example of equivocation.It is a type of ambiguity that stems from a phrase having two distinct meanings, not from the grammar or structure of the sentence.Some examples of equivocation in syllogisms (a logical chain of reasoning) are below:* Since only man [human] is rational,and no woman is a man [male], * Therefore, no woman is rational.A feather is light [not heavy].What is light [bright] cannot be dark. * Therefore, a feather cannot be dark.In the above example, distinct meanings of the word "light" are implied in contexts of the first and second statements. * * All jackasses have long ears.Carl is a jackass. * Therefore, Carl has long ears.Here, the equivocation is the metaphorical use of "jackass" to impl |