Equivocation
The fallacy of equivocation uses misleading terms of more than one meaning without clarifying which definition is intended in the scenario.
Example of Equivocation
- Philosophy students are taught how to argue, but shouldn't we teach them something more helpful? After all there are already a lot of arguments and conflicts in the world.
The term argue/argument is being used with different meanings. - Claiming someone is unethical because they have bad worth ethics.
The word unethical/ethics have two different meanings in this conflict.
Books About Logical Fallacies
A few books to help you get a real handle on logical fallacies.
