Equivocation

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Contents 1 Synonyms 2 Explanation 3 External Links 4 Examples in creationist arguments

Synonyms

• Doublespeak

Explanation

Equivocation is the type of ambiguity which occurs when a single word or phrase is ambiguous, and this ambiguity is not grammatical but lexical. So, when a phrase equivocates, it is not due to grammar, but to the phrase as a whole having two distinct meanings.

External Links

• Fallacy Files [1]

Examples in creationist arguments

• Evolution doesn't make predictions
• Evolution hasn't been proved
• Evolution is only a theory
• Evolution leads to social darwinism
• Ockham's Razor says simplest explanation (creation) is preferred
• Teach the controversy
• Evolution is atheistic
• Marx admired and corresponded with Darwin