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Noun Concept
Categories: Rhetorical techniques, Deception
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evasion  equivocation  Avoiding the question  dodging the question
EN
A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth WordNet 3.0
English:
philosophy
ethics
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A statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In ethics, evasion is an act that deceives by stating a true statement that is irrelevant or leads to a false conclusion. Wikipedia
A deceptive act Wikipedia Disambiguation
act that deceives by stating a true statement that is irrelevant or leads to a false conclusion Wikidata
An act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something. OmegaWiki
IS A
misrepresentation
HAS KIND
quibble
circumlocution
doublespeak
hedge
HAS INSTANCE
Question dodging
DERIVATION
beat around the bush
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
evasion, equivocation
Wikipedia
EN
evasion (ethics)
Wikidata
EN
evasion
OmegaWiki
EN
evasion
Wikipedia Redirections
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Avoiding the question, dodging the question, Evasion (Ethics)

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