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imprecise
[im-pruh-sahys] 
Imprecise language
Language might be said to imprecise because it exhibits one or more of the following features:
- ambiguity - when two or more different meanings can be interpreted equally well from a certain word or phrase
- vagueness - when borderline cases interfere with an interpretation
- equivocation - ambiguity or vagueness within an argument
- accent (logic) - when the use of bold or italics causes confusion over the meaning of a statement
- amphiboly - when crucial premises in an argument are left implicit
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