Category
Ambiguity and Language
Arguments that hinge on slippery wording, double meanings, or unclear definitions.
Fallacies in this category
Accent Fallacy
Ambiguity and LanguageAlters meaning by changing emphasis, stress, or selective quoting.
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Amphiboly
Ambiguity and LanguageExploits ambiguous grammar or structure to imply a misleading conclusion.
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Reification
Ambiguity and LanguageTreats an abstraction as if it were a concrete, living, or causal thing.
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Equivocation
Ambiguity and LanguageShifts the meaning of a key term mid-argument to make a conclusion seem supported.
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No True Scotsman
Ambiguity and LanguageRedefines a group to exclude counterexamples and protect a generalisation.
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