amphiboly
11amphiboly — noun an ambiguous grammatical construction; e.g., they are flying planes can mean either that someone is flying planes or that something is flying planes • Syn: ↑amphibology • Hypernyms: ↑ambiguity …
12Amphibolies — Amphiboly Am*phib o*ly, n.; pl. {Amphibolies}. [L. amphibolia, Gr. ?: cf. OE. amphibolie. See {Amphibolous}.] Ambiguous discourse; amphibology. [1913 Webster] If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will create an amphiboly, a double… …
13Critique of Pure Reason — Part of a series on Immanuel …
14Fallacy — 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… …
15Amphibology — 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,… …
16Equivocation — is classified as both a formal and informal fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning (by glossing over which meaning is intended at a particular time).It is often confused with amphiboly; however, equivocation is… …
17amphibology — amphibological /am fib euh loj i keuhl/, adj. amphibologically, adv. /am feuh bol euh jee/, n., pl. amphibologies. amphiboly. [1325 75; ME amphibologie < LL amphibologia. See AMPHIBOLY, LOGY] * * * …
18fallacy — /fal euh see/, n., pl. fallacies. 1. a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc.: That the world is flat was at one time a popular fallacy. 2. a misleading or unsound argument. 3. deceptive, misleading, or false nature; erroneousness.… …
19applied logic — Introduction the study of the practical art of right reasoning. The formalism (formal logic) and theoretical results of pure logic can be clothed with meanings derived from a variety of sources within philosophy as well as from other… …
20Equivocalness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Having a double sense. < N PARAG:Equivocalness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 equivocalness equivocalness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 double meaning double meaning &c. 516 Sgm: N 1 ambiguity ambiguity double entente double entendre… …
