Equivocation (magic)
WordNet

noun


(1)   Falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
(2)   Intentionally vague or ambiguous
(3)   A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth
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Etymology


c. 1380, from , from , accusative singular of , from , from , from + ;
a calque of .

Noun



  1. A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
  2. The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.
 
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