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Ambiguity [am-bi-gyoo-i-tee]

Origin-

Ambiguity comes from the Latin word "ambiguus''.

Equivocation [ee-QUIV-oh-KAY-shun]

Origin-

Equivocation come from the 1350-1400 Latin word " aequivocātiōn"

Other terms- Double meaning, Deception, Misinterpretation, Doublespeak .

Ambiguity/ Equivocation

definition - When an unclear phrase with multiple definitions is used within the argument; therefore, does not support the conclusion. Some will say single words count for the ambiguity fallacy, which is really a specific form of a fallacy known as equivocation.

The fallacy is flawed because it all depends on how a person interprets the word and how they tie it to their everyday life.For example the word major, it could be a person who is a high rank officer in an army or a major situation that could be important and significant. This is the flaw because many people could think of both things and might not be ready for the outcome of either definition.

This fallacy could win an argument by a person playing with the words. Like a robber can yell past the ice, which would mean diamonds. A police officer could over hear and ask what he is doing. The robber could say he meant frozen ice, that you get when you freeze water. The people would believe him because he was at a store that sold both.

Once upon a time there was a dinosaur named Ixchel who lived on a beach. She was a triceratops and had lots of pals on land and in the ocean.

There were also dolphins in this area and they were usually mean because they thought they were the greatest animals ever.