Amphiboly

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Logic

Foundational Lexicongrammar confusion
Executive Parlancesyntactic ambiguity
Scholarly Discoursestructural equivocation
Babel ZenithAmphiboly
Origin: Logic
Pronunciation: /æmˈfɪbəli/

Etymology & Meaning

Ambiguity arising from grammar rather than words.

In the Boardroom

When sentence structure creates confusion.

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