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Candor vs Equivocation - What's the difference?

candor | equivocation |

As nouns the difference between candor and equivocation

is that candor is (obsolete) whiteness; brilliance while equivocation is (logic) a logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.

candor

English

Alternative forms

* candour (British and Canadian)

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete) Whiteness; brilliance.
  • The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.
  • Impartiality.

    • Synonyms

    * (sincere and open in speech) honesty, sincerity, parrhesia * (impartiality) fairness, impartiality

    Antonyms

    * (sincere and open in speech) deception, fraud, lie

    Related terms

    * candid

    Anagrams

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    equivocation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (wikipedia equivocation) (en noun)
  • (logic) A logical fallacy resulting from the use of multiple meanings of a single expression.
  • The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification, possibly intentionally and with the aim of misleading.

    • Related terms

    * amphiboly, evasion, evasiveness, prevarication

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