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<b>Amphibology</b> or <b>amphiboly</b> (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] <i>ampibolia</i>) is, in logic, a verbal fallacy arising from ambiguity in the grammatical structure of a sentence. It occurs frequently in poetry, owing to the alteration for metrical reasons of the natural order of |
<b>Amphibology</b> or <b>amphiboly</b> (from the [[Greek language|Greek]] <i>ampibolia</i>) is, in logic, a verbal fallacy arising from ambiguity in the grammatical structure of a sentence. It occurs frequently in poetry, owing to the alteration for metrical reasons of the natural order of |
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words; for example, [[Shakespeare]], <cite>Henry VI</cite>: "The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose." |
words; for example, [[Shakespeare]], <cite>Henry VI</cite>: "The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose." |
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Revision as of 10:12, 10 May 2003
Amphibology or amphiboly (from the Greek ampibolia) is, in logic, a verbal fallacy arising from ambiguity in the grammatical structure of a sentence. It occurs frequently in poetry, owing to the alteration for metrical reasons of the natural order of words; for example, Shakespeare, Henry VI: "The duke yet lives that Henry shall depose."
Something that has nothing to do with amphibology for instance : File:Penis.jpg
- (from an old encyclopedia)