equivocations

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equivocations noun

A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

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prevarication tergiversation evasiveness evasion exaggerations circumlocutions mendacities evasions truths speciousness refutations hyperboles sophistries dissembling prevaricator ineffectuality

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