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Difference between revisions of "Ambiguity"

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The same [[word]] is used with two different meanings. For example:
 
The same [[word]] is used with two different meanings. For example:
  
"Criminal [[actions]] are illegal, and all murder trials are criminal actions, thus all murder trials are illegal."
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"Criminal [[actions]] are illegal, and all murder trials are criminal [[actions]], thus all murder trials are illegal."
  
 
"The sign said 'fine for parking here', and since it was fine, I parked there."
 
"The sign said 'fine for parking here', and since it was fine, I parked there."

Latest revision as of 05:03, 10 September 2014

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In an ambiguity fallacy a word or phrase is used uncleanly. There are two ways in which this may occur:

Equivocation

The same word is used with two different meanings. For example:

"Criminal actions are illegal, and all murder trials are criminal actions, thus all murder trials are illegal."

"The sign said 'fine for parking here', and since it was fine, I parked there."

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