Fallacy icon - Ambiguity

Name Description Example
Ambiguity Using ambiguous language in order to lead to a misleading conclusion. “Thermometer readings have uncertainty which means we don’t know whether global warming is happening.”

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Cranky Cartoon (DE) - Gravitation

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Cranky Cartoon (NL) - Zwaartekracht


 


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