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To '''obfuscate''' is to render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. '''Obfuscation''' is the act of [[Cover up|covering up]], often seen in the attempts of [[politician]]s to avoid expressing or admitting the [[Truth (logic)|truth]] of an embarrassing or damaging [[fact]], or the [[argument]]s of [[attorney]]s to invalidate damaging [[Testimony|testimonies]] of [[witness]]es for the defense or for the prosecution. [[Circumlocution]] is sometimes an attempt at obfuscation by refusing or declining to give a direct answer to a question. In casual conversation, it is found in the avoidance of confirming or denying what is said about oneself or about others.

To '''obfuscate''' is to render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. '''Obfuscation''' is the act of [[Cover up|covering up]], often seen in the attempts of [[politician]]s to avoid expressing or admitting the [[Truth (logic)|truth]] of an embarrassing or damaging [[fact]], or the [[argument]]s of [[attorney]]s to invalidate damaging [[Testimony|testimonies]] of [[witness]]es for the defense or for the prosecution. [[Circumlocution]] is sometimes an attempt at obfuscation by refusing or declining to give a direct answer to a question. In casual conversation, it is found in the avoidance of confirming or denying what is said about oneself or about others.

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Examples: <br> "it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them" <br> "the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins"

"it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them" <br> "the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins"

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