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<blockquote>The fallacy of ''equivocation'' is an argument which exploits the ambiguity of a term or phrase which has occurred at least twice in an argument, such that on the first occurrence it has one meaning and on the second another meaning.  
([[https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/fallacies/#CorFal Hans Hansen])</Blockquote>

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The fallacy of equivocation is an argument which exploits the ambiguity of a term or phrase which has occurred at least twice in an argument, such that on the first occurrence it has one meaning and on the second another meaning. ([Hans Hansen)