s/n6761099

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has gloss	(noun) a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth equivocation, evasion
lexicalization	eng: equivocation
lexicalization	eng: evasion
subclass of	(noun) a misleading falsehood deception, misrepresentation, deceit
has subclass	(noun) an indirect way of expressing something circumlocution, indirect expression
has subclass	(noun) any language that pretends to communicate but actually does not doublespeak
has subclass	(noun) an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; "when you say `maybe' you are just hedging" hedging, hedge
has subclass	(noun) an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections cavil, quiddity, quibble