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Examples made more clear.
For example: "Dinosaurs died 65,000,000 years ago, so the earth couldn't have been created 6,000 years ago."
For example: "Dinosaurs died 65,000,000 years ago, so the earth couldn't have been created 6,000 years ago."
It should be noted that although the above argument by itself is a fallacy, strong evidence supporting the death of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, as well as other evidence, will result in the argument being a proof by contradiction, not necessarily a fallacy.
===Straw man===
===Straw man===
Fallacies of ambiguity are fallacies which arise from ambiguity in language used.
Fallacies of ambiguity are fallacies which arise from ambiguity in language used.
===Amphiboli===
===Amphiboly===
Amphiboly is an ambiguity which arises though loose or awkward phrasing:
For example: "Save soap and waste paper".
For example: "Save soap and waste paper".