1) Ambiguity 2) Amphibology
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1) Amphibology 2) Equivocalness
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• (n.) Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.
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(from the article `logic`) ...the individuals in the class are undergoing any change. A well-known, classic example of incorrect reasoning based on an ambiguity arising from ... ...and its metaphorical, figurative, or technical employment (example: `For the past week Joan has been living on the heights of ecstasy.` `And w...
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Am·phib'o·ly noun ;
plural Amphibolies [ Latin
amphibolia , Greek ...: confer Middle English
amphibolie . See
Amphibolous .] Ambiguous discourse; amphibology. « If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an
amphiboly , a double mea...
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amphiboly Ambiquity of speech arising from uncertain grammar.
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Any fallacy arising from ambiguity of grammatical construction (as distinguished from ambiguity of single words), a premiss being accepted, or proved, on the basis of one interpretation of the grammatical construction, and then used in a way which is correct only on the basis of another interpretation of the grammatical construction. -- A.C.
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ambiguity of speech, esp. from uncertainty of the grammatical construction rather than of the meaning of the words, as in The Duke yet lives that Henry shall depose. Also called
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