equivocation
21equivocation — See: equivocate …
22equivocation — /əkwɪvəˈkeɪʃən/ (say uhkwivuh kayshuhn), /i / (say ee ) noun 1. the use of equivocal or ambiguous expressions, especially in order to mislead; prevarication. 2. an equivocal or ambiguous expression; equivoque. 3. Logic a fallacy depending on the… …
23equivocation — noun 1. a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth • Syn: ↑evasion • Derivationally related forms: ↑equivocate • Hypernyms: ↑misrepresentation, ↑deceit, ↑deception …
24Doctrine of mental reservation — Contents 1 Secular use 2 Mentalis restrictio in moral theology 3 Legacy …
25Fallacy — In logic and rhetoric, a fallacy is usually incorrect argumentation in reasoning resulting in a misconception or presumption. By accident or design, fallacies may exploit emotional triggers in the listener or interlocutor (appeal to emotion), or… …
26Late medieval logic — Paul Vincent Spade I Medieval logic encompassed more than what we call logic today. It included semantics, philosophy of language, parts of physics, of philosophy of mind and of epistemology. Late medieval logic began around 1300 and lasted… …
27Amphibology — or amphiboly (from the Greek amphibolia ) is an ambiguous grammatical structure in a sentence.ExamplesTeenagers shouldn t be allowed to drive. It s getting too dangerous on the streets.This could be taken to mean the teenagers will be in danger,… …
28Syādvāda — Part of a series on Jain philosophy Concepts Anekāntavāda · Syādvāda · Nayavāda · Jain Co …
29ambiguity — ambiguity, equivocation, tergiversation, double entendre are comparable when they denote expression or, more often, an expression, capable of more than one interpretation. Ambiguity is referable to an expression that admits of two or sometimes… …
30Gunpowder Plot — The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time, [Antonia Fraser, The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 , London, 2002, Author s Note, pg. xv. ISBN 0 75381 401 3] was a failed assassination attempt by a group …
