equivocation

Übersetzungen

equivocationsubstantiv
equivocations
Pl.
The politician's speech was full of equivocation.
Речь политика была полна двусмысленности.
His equivocation made it difficult to understand his true intentions.
Его уклончивость затрудняла понимание его истинных намерений.

Definitionen

equivocationsubstantiv
The use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or to avoid committing oneself.
The politician's speech was full of equivocation, leaving the audience unsure of his true intentions.
A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth.
Her equivocation about the project's deadline left the team confused about when the work was actually due.
A logical fallacy that exploits the ambiguity of a term, using it in different senses within the same argument.
The debater’s argument relied on equivocation, shifting the meaning of the word "law" midway through the discussion.