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Talk:Fallacy of amphiboly

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The first two examples are from the travel narrative in Animal Crackers (and undoubtedly precede that too). --<3 CSapphire bullets of pure love 14:51, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Is this really a fallacy?[edit]

I don't see any logic at play here. All I see is that poorly-worded sentences lead to double meanings. It's more like an English lesson rather than a logic lesson. --It's-a me, Lgm sigpic.png LeftyGreenMario! 22:05, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Delphic oracle[edit]

Is the Delphic Oracle example an actual amphiboly - it was deliberately designed to be correct whatever the outcome of the battle. Anna Livia (talk) 18:25, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

I will make him a help meet for him.[edit]

The sentence does make sense using [1] Etymology 2, so 'suitable/proper'. Anna Livia (talk) 19:44, 5 March 2023 (UTC)