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Fallacies of Ambiguity
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idea
)
by
Blackavar
Sat Nov 13 1999 at 9:21:50
Fallacies of Ambiguity are
logical fallacies
in
reasoning
used in
debate
or argument.In these,
ambiguous
, changeable wording in the propositions works to
trick
the opposition.
The Fallacies of Ambiguity are:
equivocation
,
amphibole
,
accent(arg)
,
composition(arg)
, and
division(arg)
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Fallacies of Relevance
.
(
thing
)
by
anomie
Tue May 23 2000 at 18:03:08
A class of
logical fallacies
in which a
word
or
phrase
is used unclearly. It could be
ambiguous
, so the word or phrase has multiple meanings, or
vague
, so it has no meaning. While
amusing
in
joke
s and
stories
, the Fallacies of Ambiguity have no place in a
logical argument
.
Equivocation
Amphiboly
Accent
printable version
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Equivocation
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