Equivocation (disambiguation)

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Equivocation is a logical fallacy where by an argument is made with a term which changes semantics in the course of the argument.

Equivocation may also refer to:

  • Equivocation (information theory), in information theory, measures the amount of information that is contained in a random variable or other unknown quantity, given the knowledge over another random variable
  • Amphibology, equivocation in literature
  • Equivocation (magic), a technique in magic or mentalism, in which a performer gives the appearance of an apparent choice, with no such choice existing.