- In logic,
equivocation ("calling two
different things by the same name") is an
informal fallacy resulting from the use of a
particular word or expression...
- Look up
equivocation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Equivocation is a
logical fallacy whereby an
argument is made with a term
which changes semantics...
- but is
instead handed a
known card by the magician.
Other forces use
equivocation (or "the magician's choice") to
create the
illusion of a free decision...
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Mental reservation (or
mental equivocation) is an
ethical theory and a
doctrine in
moral theology which recognizes the "lie of necessity", and
holds that...
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Equivocation is a 2009 play by Bill Cain that
premiered at the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival. It
takes place in an
alternate history in 17th
Century England...
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scientific knowledge. The
fallacy has been
described as an
instance of
equivocation, more
specifically concept-swapping,
which is the
substitution of one...
- E_{X}[\mathrm {H} (y_{1},\dots ,y_{n}\mid X=x)]} is
known in some
domains as
equivocation.
Given discrete random variables X {\displaystyle X} with
image X {\displaystyle...
- 28
March 1606, was a
foregone conclusion.
Criticised for his use of
equivocation,
which Coke
called "open and
broad lying and forswearing", and condemned...
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everyday reasoning, the
fallacy of four
terms occurs most
frequently by
equivocation:
using the same word or
phrase but with a
different meaning each time...
- An
etymological fallacy is an
argument of
equivocation,
arguing that a word is
defined by its etymology, and that its
customary usage is
therefore incorrect...
