From A.Word.A.Day:
equivocate
MEANING:
verb intr.: To be vague or ambiguous, especially in order to mislead.
Response Post:
For the word "equivocate" you seem to have omitted one of the most important
uses of the term, namely, the way it is used in logic. Any good Introduction
to Logic will explain clearly what the fallacy of equivocation is. Briefly,
it involves using a word with two different meanings in the course of an
argument, so as to fallaciously conclude what does not follow. The fallacy
rests on the ambiguity of a particular term.
Thanks, Pheas!
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