Difference between revisions of "Category:Slippery words"

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a word which can be used in a linguistically slippery way

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−	[[category:~~rhetorical deceptions~~]]~~These are words with multiple meanings or implications.~~	+	[[category:slippery language]]a word which can be used in a [[:category:slippery language\|linguistically slippery]] way
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−	~~By presuming~~ a ~~different meaning or implication for any of these words than the one intended by the speaker, the meaning of their entire argument~~ can be ~~changed. If the speaker is unaware of the "slipperiness", they may not realize you have done this, and may unnecessarily concede that s/he is being inconsistent or unfair~~ in ~~her/his argument. This is~~ a ~~form of~~ [[~~shifting the topic~~]].