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Which of the following is not a fallacy of ambiguity?

AEquivocation
BAmphiboly
CAccent
DAccident ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Accident
Explanation

Accident is not a fallacy of ambiguity but a fallacy of applying a general rule to an exceptional case.

Fallacies of ambiguity arise from shifting or unclear meanings of words or grammar.

Equivocation, amphiboly and accent all turn on such ambiguous language.

Accident instead misuses a sound generalization where it does not apply, a matter of relevance not wording.

So accident stands apart from the ambiguity group.

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