as in ambiguity
reasoning or arguments that sound correct but are actually false
She said that many of the points made during the debate were pure sophistry.
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Noun
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However, during a complex scene with a lot of context, complicated wording, and ambiguity about what is going on, more cognitive effort is required.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Decisive leadership helps combat ambiguity, providing a clear path forward for the rest of the organization.Swapna Sathyan, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sensing deception takes human skill and incorporates unquantifiable things like the tension in the air, a knowledge of the past bluffing behavior of a particular opponent, and subtle tells (which may be subconsciously sensed more than explicitly identified).Jim Euchner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Whatever the truth of the tale about the décolleté dress and the husband’s deception, the pregnancy had a tragic result: though the baby was delivered safely, the Marquise, like so many women of the time, fell sick shortly afterward, and died within the week.Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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In the pulsating world of thriller fiction, pacing is the silent conductor, orchestrating a symphony of tension and release that keeps readers perched on the edge of their seats.JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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They were struck by how Butler’s tale seemed to surpass fiction into reality.Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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