Sentence examples for a significant equivocation from inspiring English sources

Peter Bailey in his book The Reluctant Film Art of Woody Allen, argues that Alvy displays a "genial denigration of art" which contains a "significant equivocation", in that in his self-deprecation he invites the audience to believe that he is leveling with them.

On this point it is worth noting that on perhaps the most significant science based issue of climate change, the Liberal Party's policy has seen significant equivocation recently - even the poorly received Direct Action policy may be scaled back if it is more expensive to achieve abatement than expected.

Second, ambiguity can have a deleterious effect on our ability to inspect the validity of arguments on account of possible equivocation.

If I believe it, it must be 'cause God made me believe it!" This is somewhat silly, and apparently an equivocation between reasons and causes.

That, in the heat of a campaign, might be construed by an opponent as an equivocation by Mrs. Clinton.

The suggestion that they both arise from the Laozi is not a matter of equivocation but an acknowledgement of its hermeneutical depth.

The letter is a masterpiece of equivocation and prevarication, leaving a false impression without telling an outright lie.

Instead, a false equivocation is made between far right groups and Islamist groups.

"Not everyone agrees but it's clear / There is an immense power in uncertainty," Bang writes, with a clever equivocation.

With this scheme, a maximal equivocation (i.e., uncertainty) is induced at the eavesdropper.

Indeed, for all its ancient history, India sometimes feels like a work in progress, caught up in a whirlwind of equivocation over its identity.