https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc en-us 2016-12-05 18:04:13 UTC 2026-01-08 11:40:46 UTC hello@padlet.com hoeytracy https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141832803 The word is equivocation
[ih-kwiv-uh-key-shuh n] ]]> 2016-12-05 18:14:45 UTC https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141832803 hoeytracy https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141833580 When things are not going Margie’s way, she will often twist the truth and equivocate to put things in her favor.]]> 2016-12-05 18:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141833580 hoeytracy https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141835429 noun.
1. the use of equivocal or ambiguous expressions, especially in order to mislead or hedge; prevarication.
2. to use unclear language especially to deceive or mislead someone
(http://www.dictionary.com/browse/equivocate?s=t)
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falsify
fib
truth
honesty
take on
(http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/equivocate?s=t)]]> 2016-12-05 18:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141840867 hoeytracy https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141842096 Last year in my English class, the teacher told the students to write their essays. At the end of class, she announced "your papers are due Friday". The day she announced this was Monday. 4 days later, on Friday, some kids had not brought their essays. They argued, "we knew it was due Friday, but we thought it was due the following Friday." Because the teacher has no specified the date, the students beat around the bush and bent the truth. ]]> 2016-12-05 18:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141842096 hoeytracy https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141845057 "Both the main ways of responding to it are going to make him look bad. So what does he do? He equivocates, he equivocates at length. He says it was terrible, terrible thing to happen..." (Why do politicians equivocate?  The Guardian). In the article, it addresses why many politicians equivocate, especially when put under pressure or asked difficult questions. (https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/apr/28/thisweekssciencequestions.psychology)]]> 2016-12-05 18:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141845057 hoeytracy https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141918817 In the movie, Mean Girls the main character, Cady, tells her friends Janis and Damian that she's continuing to hang out with the "Plastics", a group of mean, popular girls, only to find out dirt about them. However, Cady twists the truth about hanging out with the plastics solely for finding out their secrets because she also secretly enjoys the popularity and attention she receives when she's with them. In the end, her equivocation is exposed and the 100% real truth unfolds to everyone.]]> 2016-12-06 02:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/141918817 hoeytracy https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/142106218 (http://www.buzzle.com/articles/meaning-of-equivocation-fallacy-with-examples.html)]]> 2016-12-06 18:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hoeytracy/fropvwwkyinc/wish/142106218