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What (who) is equivocation$25705$ - definition
FALLACY. MISLEADING USE OF A TERM WITH MORE THAN ONE MEANING OR SENSE
Fallacy of equivocation; Fallacy of equivication; Equivocator; Equivoque; Equivocations; Equivocation fallacy; Ambiguous terms; Ambiquity; Logical fallacy/Equivocation; Equivocating; Equivocity; Equivocate
Equivocate
·vt To render equivocal or ambiguous.
II. Equivocate ·adj To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express one's opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of duplicity.
equivoque
['i:kw?v??k, '?kw?-]
(also equivoke)
¦ noun archaic an ambiguous expression or pun.
Origin
ME: from OFr. equivoque or late L. aequivocus (see equivocal).
Equivocating
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Equivocate.
Wikipedia
Equivocation
In logic, equivocation ("calling two different things by the same name") is an informal fallacy resulting from the use of a particular word/expression in multiple senses within an argument.
It is a type of ambiguity that stems from a phrase having two or more distinct meanings, not from the grammar or structure of the sentence.
