Semantic And Syntactic Fallacies (multiple meanings)

Question 1

semantic - words with multiple meanings

Question 2

Syntactic - rules of acceptable grammar and sentence structure

Question 3

Semantic solution - add qualifying words to clarify intended meaning

Question 4

Syntactic solution - rearrange words to avoid multiple interpretations

Question 5

Language is complex and fluid - meanings evolve and change over time - can lead to misleading meanings in illogical ways

Question 6

Vagueness - unable to distinctly define - baldness

Question 7

Vagueness - 2 types - degree (baldness) - context (relevant comparison - tall)

Question 8

Solution for Vagueness - specify degree (point when change occurs) and context (tall for a 10 year old)

Question 9

Equivocation - when 2 different meanings of the same word are fallaciously used within the same argument

Question 10

Fallacious amphiboly - same as equivocation - using multiple meanings within argument - difference is equivocation involves words (semantic) and fallacious amphiboly involves meanings within sentences (syntactic) - same principle - mixing meanings within an argument makes an argument doubly fallacious