Imprecise language

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Language might be said to imprecise because it exhibits one or more of the following features:

  • ambiguity - when two or more different meanings can be interpreted equally well from a certain word or phrase
  • vagueness - when borderline cases interfere with an interpretation
  • equivocation - ambiguity or vagueness within an argument
  • accent (logic) - when the use of bold or italics causes confusion over the meaning of a statement
  • amphiboly - when crucial premises in an argument are left implicit